Students facing AI cheating accusations are hiring lawyers as detection software raises false alarms
Students accused of using AI are increasingly turning to lawyers, the Financial Times reported; one spent more than £3,000 to clear their name.
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The University of Cambridge rejected Turnitin’s new terms because student work could be used to train AI
According to Varsity, Cambridge refused in July to sign Turnitin’s new user agreement, which opened the door to student work being used to develop AI tools.
Ken Griffin gave $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University
Citadel founder Ken Griffin’s gift of more than $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University is the largest individual gift in the history of higher education.
An Australian tutoring company closed its centers and told parents to use AI
Dymocks Tutoring and Talent 100 is closing its five Sydney centers, saying the traditional tutoring model can no longer compete on price or utility.
The a16z-backed AI school: no grades, no exams, no homework
The a16z-backed Horowitz Andreessen Academy is a tuition-free San Francisco program for high school graduates; its first class starts in September 2027.
Critical thinking weakens when AI substitutes for thinking
A study in Nature’s Humanities and Social Sciences Communications examined how perceived AI intelligence relates to critical thinking among university students.