How to recognize texts written by an AI

2023-05-31 11:06:52

Abitur exam

In Hamburg there are several suspected cases in which Abitur exams are said to have been written using the ChatGPT AI language model. So far, however, this cannot be proven with digital tools.

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Düsseldorf How to recognize texts from ChatGPT? Many teachers are currently asking themselves this question. So stand in Hamburg several high school graduates under suspicionto have used artificial intelligence (AI) in the final exams.

Programs like ChatGPT can provide answers to complex questions within seconds. This makes them a gateway for attempts to deceive in Abitur exams or in company recruitment tests.

According to the responsible school authorities, “irregularities were noticed” when correcting the work. The teachers checked the texts of the examinees using software “that reveals texts generated by ChatGPT”. However, it should not be that easy to convict the cheaters.

The problem: There are tools that can be used to test texts for AI-generated passages. Many of these programs are free up to a limited number of characters. But you shouldn’t let a student fail the Abitur on this basis.

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