Australian universities to allow AI in assignments

Australian universities to allow AI in assignments

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The increasing ubiquity of artificial intelligence in our lives is creating waves in academia. Three universities in Australia have adopted what seems like a landmark policy. The three institutions are allowing students to use AI when taking assessments, albeit under strict conditions. Professor Romy Lawson said: "Instead of banning students from using such programs, we aim to assist academic staff and students to use digital tools to support learning." The Internet abounds with AI text generators. These can be used to create essays that look authentic enough to fool examiners. The content created by these AI tools evade detection by even the smartest of anti-plagiarism tools.

Artificial Intelligence is posing huge challenges to exam integrity. It is the biggest disruptor since calculators were allowed into maths tests. The latest quandary for educators comes from a language processing chatbox called ChatGPT. This can produce highly authentic human-like content on any subject in seconds. It has sparked fears that students will use it to write essays. The University of South Australia's Dr Vitomir Kovanovic said teachers needed to embrace AI. He said: "You cannot stop it. The alternative is the Middle Ages - going to pen and paper." He added that universities needed to change with the times. He said: "It's like having a driving school, but teaching people how to ride horses."

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Match the following words to the definitions

• ubiquity

• creating waves

• landmark

• abound

• authentic

The fact of appearing everywhere or of being very common.

Doing something big and different to make people think, wonder, worry...

An event or discovery marking an important stage or turning point in something.

Exist in large numbers or amounts.

Of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine.

• The fact of appearing everywhere or of being very common.

• Doing something big and different to make people think, wonder, worry...

• An event or discovery marking an important stage or turning point in something.

• Exist in large numbers or amounts.

• Of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine.

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• evade

• plagiarism

• posing

• integrity

• disruptor

Escape or avoid someone or something.

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

Presenting or being a problem or danger.

The condition of being honest and incorruptible.

A company or technology that causes huge change in an industry or market by means of innovation.

• Escape or avoid someone or something.

• The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

• Presenting or being a problem or danger.

• The condition of being honest and incorruptible.

• A company or technology that causes huge change in an industry or market by means of innovation.

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• quandary

• sparked

• embrace

• alternative

• content

A state of confusion or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

Provided the stimulus for an event or process

Accept a belief, theory, or change willingly and enthusiastically.

Of one or more things available as another possibility or choice.

the principal substance (such as written matter, illustrations, or music) offered by a website.

• A state of confusion or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

• Provided the stimulus for an event or process

• Accept a belief, theory, or change willingly and enthusiastically.

• Of one or more things available as another possibility or choice.

• the principal substance (such as written matter, illustrations, or music) offered by a website.

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Reading Comprehension.

Australian universities have developed A.I. using sound waves.

• True

• False

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Three Australian universities want to support students with digital tools.

• True

• False

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The article says there are one of two AI text generators online.

• True

• False

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The article says chatboxes cannot outsmart anti-plagiarism tools.

• True

• False

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The last huge change in exams was using calculators in maths tests.

• True

• False

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It takes ChatGPT just minutes to create authentic-looking tests.

• True

• False

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A professor said it is possible to stop AI.

• True

• False

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A professor likened paper tests to driving schools teaching horse riding.

• True

• False

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Synonym match.

• ubiquity

• landmark

• abounds

• authentic

• detection

ever-presence

turning point

proliferates

genuine

unmasking

• ever-presence

• turning point

• proliferates

• genuine

• unmasking

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Synonym match.

• posing

• quandary

• sparked

• embrace

• alternative

constituting

dilemma

prompted

adopt

other possibility

• constituting

• dilemma

• prompted

• adopt

• other possibility