CNA938 Rewind - What's an acceptable use of AI in universities?

14-07-2025

Educators face the uphill task of detecting the use of AI in academic work – and even research literature, with a recent case involving a white-text prompt concealed in a recently published academic paper. Andrea Heng and Susan Ng examine where the lines are drawn in the sand with Simon Chesterman, David Marshall Professor of Law and Vice Provost of Educational Innovation at NUS.

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