58,000 students failed an exam due to the failure of AI proctoring.
A disastrous artificial intelligence (AI) proctored exam has resulted in 58,000 students having to retake it. High scoring increased by a factor of five — indicating rampant cheating.
An AI-proctored exam went horribly wrong, forcing 58,000 students to retake it. The pass rate skyrocketed by a factor of five — meaning lots of cheating was going on.
The test allowed online students to bring a second device or an AI algorithm to help them cheat, and the nonhuman AI proctor didn’t catch it. Many online classes worldwide depend on AI proctors for security, but this episode shows their limitations.
Source: arstechnica.com
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Evgenii Arsentev
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