Lecturer detects bot use in one-fifth of assessments as concerns mount over AI in exams

Deakin University's Sally Brandon says technology not going away' as educators strive to adapt to use of software such as ChatGPT

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An associate communications lecturer at Deakin University has detected the use of bots in almost one-fifth of assessments, sparking concerns that the use of artificial technology to cheat in exams is widespread.

Of 54 summer postgraduate assessments Sally Brandon marked, 10 had significant, detectable bot assistance" - the highest rate in the five years she has used software to detect bots.

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