MORE than 400 students at universities across Scotland have been caught using artificial intelligence (AI) to cheat.
And around about half of the cases have come from Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University (RGU).
The number come from an incomplete survey on AI cheating across UK universities by firm AIPRM.
Eight universities, including Glasgow, Glasgow Caledonian, St Andrews and Stirling have all said they had uncovered AI cheats.
It’s unclear whether some universities have more students using AI to cheat, or the institutions are simply better at identifying them.
RGU told The Sunday Times it was taking a “robust but supportive approach in the event of suspected academic misconduct, including the use of AI direction tools”.
Christoph Cemper, from AIPRM, said: “AI is a tool, not a substitute for writing your own work.”
He added that a study carried out at the University of Reading found that they failed to spot 94% of AI generated answers.
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request from the Press & Journal last year showed students at RGU are using AI more than 2,400 times a month.
At the time, RGU said it is focusing efforts on guiding students through using AI to enrich their leaning.
Turnitin, a similarity detection service used by most universities in the country, launched an AI writing detector function last year, though concerns remain that student could generate answers before rephrasing their work.
