Filter & Sort
Journal Submissions Riddled With AI-Created Fake Citations
References used to be one of the last things journal editors checked before publishing a paper. Artificial intelligence is changing that.
A Comprehensive View of the Role of AI in the University
We are approaching the integration of artificial intelligence into our universities in a piecemeal rather than a comprehensive fashion.
In-Person Classes Aren’t Safe From the AI Cheating Boom
One professor was surprised to learn how easy digital technology makes it for students to cheat on class participation assignments and some exams.
Robot Overlords and Red Herrings
The key issue is power. Get that right and the bots may serve a useful purpose. Get that wrong and the viral memo may prove prophetic.
Agentic AI Can Complete Whole Courses for Students. Now What?
A young tech entrepreneur launched the tool Einstein this week, marketing it as a way to free students from busywork—and triggering robust faculty debate. Einstein’s creator says that was the whole point.
NSF Plans to Boost Staffing, Halve Grant Solicitations
Following last year’s cuts, the chief management officer of the federal research funding agency says its number of employees is “too low.”
Fear of Being Flagged by AI Detectors Drives Stress Among Students
Increased use of new technologies accompanied by rising fear of being accused of cheating, with many universities’ policies on what is acceptable still unclear, has students on edge.
