How much AI-generated academic work goes undetected?
Detection software reportedly misses roughly 94% of AI-generated assignments. That gap isn't a software bug to patch — it reflects that generated text has no fingerprint the way copied text does, which is why chasing better detectors is a losing strategy compared to redesigning assessments.
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AI Didn’t Break Education. It Exposed the LiePrinceton ended 133 years of unproctored exams. The real story isn't AI cheating — it's that the honor system was already broken.
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