Massachusetts student’s punishment for AI use can stand, U.S. judge rules

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A federal judge has rejected a bid by the parents of a Massachusetts high school senior to force his school to expunge his disciplinary record and raise his history class grade after officials accused him of using an artificial intelligence program to cheat on a class assignment.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Levenson in Boston on Wednesday ruled, opens new tab that officials at Hingham High School reasonably concluded that the use of the AI tool by Jennifer and Dale Harris’ son to complete a class project violated academic integrity rules.

The judge as a result declined to issue an order at a preliminary stage in the litigation that would force the school to expunge their son’s disciplinary record and raise his AP U.S. History grade from a C-plus to a B.

Read more at Reuters.

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