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AI cheating is putting uni degrees on trial

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 27, 2026 • 05:00 AM
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Some universities are deploying AI detection tools. The University of Western Australia will not. I agree with that decision.

AI cheating is putting uni degrees on trial

In a recent speech, the chancellor of the University of Western Australia, Diane Smith-Gander , pointed out there has always been cheating by students at university. The difference today is scale.

In the past, cheating was a small problem because of the effort involved: students needed brothers, sisters or friends willing to do their assignments for them, or the money and the wherewithal to pay contract-cheating firms to write their essays.

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