Could Massachusetts AI cheating case push schools to refocus on learning?

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A Massachusetts family is awaiting a judge’s ruling in a federal lawsuit that could determine their son’s future. To a few observers, it could also push educators to limit the use of generative artificial intelligence in school. To others, it’s simply a case of helicopter parents gone wild.

The case, filed last month, tackles key questions of academic integrity, the college admissions arms race and even the purpose of school in an age when students can outsource onerous tasks like thinking to a chatbot.

While its immediate outcome will largely serve just one family—the student’s parents want a grade changed so their son can apply early-admission to elite colleges—the case could ultimately prompt school districts nationwide to develop explicit policies on AI.

Read more at The74.

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