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I Tried Using AI to Uncover AI-Written Work. I Don’t Know if I’m Sold

I’ve seen numerous mentions online of plagiarism checkers, whether by a writer getting feedback from a client, someone noting what’s “obviously AI” or people wondering if artificial ...

Educators warn AI debate has focused too much on cheating, not enough on student learning

Generative AI in higher education has educators rethinking assessment design. Some professors are returning to handwritten exams to evaluate what students actually know.

As Colorado universities align with ChatGPT, student AI resisters take a stand against the ‘plagiarism machine’

During the last academic year, the University of Colorado system announced a $2 million partnership with OpenAI to roll out a CU-specific ChatGPT.

Plagiarism, attacks and dependencies: the disastrous summer that AI has brought us

From fake images generated on social media to chatbots that replace human affection, right through to models capable of circumventing their own safeguards: the summer of AI has reminded us that the problem is not just what the machine can do, but how ill-prepared we are

Author 'devastated' after festival judges accuse her of using AI to write novel

A Welsh learner who submitted a novel to one of the National Eisteddfod's most prestigious writing competitions said she was ...

North Carolina teen accused of using AI for sexual exploitation. Are state laws strong enough?

A boy, whose name is not public because of his age, faces multiple felony charges and is accused of using AI to create sexually explicit photos of teen girls.

Johnson City teen pleads guilty to using AI to make pornographic images of classmates

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A Johnson City teenager who was accused of using artificial intelligence to create pornographic images of his classmates pleaded guilty to several charges on Friday.

A high school student says she’s falsely accused of using AI to write a paper

As students increasingly use AI to complete their school assignments, teachers are using AI detection tool to catch them. But ...

County employee accused of using AI for images of child sexual abuse

A Larimer County IT worker faces felony charges after police say he used AI to create child sexual abuse material.

Taylor County man accused of taking photos of child off parents’ social media, making AI porn

TAYLOR COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A Taylor County man is accused of taking photographs of children off parents’ social media accounts and using them to make AI pornography. James Michael Jones, 46, ...

Cambridge University professor embroiled in plagiarism row now accused of using AI to write his resignation letter

A CAMBRIDGE professor allegedly wrote his resignation letter “using AI” after the university launched an investigation into ...

Author who lost $2M book deal over AI concerns claims allegations are racially motivated: ‘Definitely innocent!!!’

An author who lost a $2 million book deal over allegations he may have used AI to write it is denying the claims, saying they are racially motivated. Jerry Falade, a grad student at Southern Methodist ...

Show HN: Everfree -AI cowriter note app on GitHub backend & Evernote migration

EverFree started as a script to get my notes out of Evernote, and grew into the writing tool I actually wanted: a focused editor where notes stay in Github in a repo I own, with an AI cowriterWith an in-built AI assistant using free models like Gemini 3.5 to help me in my daily writing The AI has a search and image generation feature as well, for which you will need paid licenses from Gemini or OpenRouter. Bring your own keyIt is fully featured, syncs across devices and your backend stays the sa

How to Build Your Brand by Writing Your Book

In today’s crowded marketplace, establishing a strong personal brand is crucial for entrepreneurs and business leaders. One powerful way to elevate your brand and position yourself as an authority in ...

Leveraging Writing Conferences in the College Essay Process

Teachers can use one-on-one writing conferences to help students with their college essays and build trusting relationships at the same time.

Teachers are worried about students cheating with AI, but my survey suggests the deeper issue is learning

As schools consider AI guidelines, educators are also thinking about how they can adjust their assignments to accurately measure what students are actually learning.

I used every AI cheating app and detector and came to one conclusion

Can AI judge human work from robot slop, or is every AI-detection tool out there completely worthless?

Educators warn AI debate has focused too much on cheating, not enough on student learning

A Georgia Tech professor said some students are "learning absolutely nothing" as educators rethink assessments with handwritten exams in the AI era.

PwC Reports Caught With AI Slop Is A Warning To Every Worker Right Now

PwC was caught passing off AI slop as thought leadership in the latest high-profile incident since KPMG, EY, and Deloitte. Here's how this impacts your career.

Arkansas man accused of using AI to produce CSAM pleads guilty in federal case

An Arkansas man accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) to turn pictures of real women he knew into child sexual abuse ...