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AI tools could democratize the college admissions landscape — if used properly

AI tools could democratize the college admissions landscape — if used properly

Sarah Zhou October 18, 2023

When ChatGPT was released in November of last year, it quickly became popular among teenagers and adults alike; however, it caused controversy in academia — a new, incredibly accessible approach to...

Algorithms and data sequences are rarely an accurate replacement for humans.

AI detectors can be xenophobic — let’s end them

William Norwood September 28, 2023

In the era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can generate human-sounding text, many companies, organizations and schools have tried to combat its use with AI detectors. Tools such as GPT Zero, ZeroGPT,...

A personification of ChatGPT bot.

As school year concludes, ChatGPT cheating contention simmers to a boil

Andrew Lin and Kathy Wang May 27, 2023

From May 5-12, 53 AP U.S. History (APUSH) students came under suspicion for using ChatGPT to complete a collection of four review assignments. Following an investigation by the administration, 25 students...

A new battle between AI and teachers has started

One path forward in light of ChatGPT cheating

Andrew Lin May 26, 2023

It is not uncommon to see upperclassmen with only AP and honor classes in their schedule. Sadly, to handle that extreme load, some students resort to cheating.  And the problem and temptation...

The unknowns of AI make for a more dangerous world.

Why ChatGPT and other deep learning models should be banned from the public

Parav Manney May 24, 2023

Researchers constantly voice their concerns on the growing risks of AI despite many people not bothering to listen. In an open letter, researchers urged “all AI labs to immediately pause for at least...

Sample usage of ChatGPT.

The looming threat of using ChatGPT to cheat on essay assignments is overblown

Christopher Chen January 31, 2023

ChatGPT, an advanced chatbot, was released for public testing in November with noticeable improvements over its counterparts, including filtering out inappropriate topics and memory throughout each conversation....

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