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The Guardian

Lures and violent threats: old school cheating still rampant at Australian universities, even as AI rises



Integrity experts say sites offering cheating services to students are hard to trace, and some are run by criminals willing to make threats of violenceMass cheating through AI puts credibility at risk, academics warnUniversities accused of awarding degrees to students with no grasp of ‘basic’ EnglishGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastKane Murdoch’s job takes him, his colleagues and his family to some frightening places.“A comment … threatened to gang rape my wife and decapitate me,” he wrote on his blog in April. Members of his team and their families had also been threatened with violence as a direct result of their work, he said. Continue reading…



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Author : Caitlin Cassidy Education reporter

Publish date : 2024-07-31 15:00:25

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