Learning Curve

Is My Professor Using AI?

Episode Summary

Ella Stapleton noticed something unusual in lecture notes her professor handed out to students. Coverage of what happened next sparked discussion about misuse of AI in education – not by students trying to cheat, but by professors using AI to outsource parts of their jobs.

Episode Notes

“The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It,” by Kashmir Hill in The New York Times.

Northeastern University’s AI use policy.

“Automated Essay Writing: An AIED Opinion,” by Mike Sharples in the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education.