YAHOO POLL: Should universities rethink assessments to stay ahead in an AI world?
They were penalised for academic misconduct as the assignments contained non-existent academic references and statistics or broken web links, as reported by ST.
A panel with AI experts was convened by NTU to assess the appeal of one of the three penalised students.
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Universities in Singapore do allow Gen AI use in varying degrees, but students must declare when and how they use such tools to maintain academic integrity.
An ST report found that over the past three years, universities in Singapore were only reporting a low number of cases related to AI-related academic misconduct. However, experts cited in the report also warned of the potential risks that lie ahead.
As AI technologies are here to stay, there is a growing need for universities to adapt, better integrate and improve.
So we want to know, should universities rethink assessments to stay ahead in an AI world?
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