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In reply to the discussion: Goddamn it: Just found a student paper that was written by AI. [View all]Ocelot II
(115,271 posts)as an adjunct instructor, and I always required papers. The students were warned about plagiarism and the necessity of citing sources and attributing quotes, and they were told that if they plagiarized they might get no credit for the paper. Since the paper was usually a significant part of the total grade that could mean they failed the course. I also warned them that I'd be able to tell if they copied their paper from another source. So they rarely did it. But there were a few instances of it (usually just failing to cite a source, which could have been inadvertent), but I remember one that was far too well-written for an undergrad paper, especially one by that guy. It wasn't hard to find his sources, which he had copied verbatim. So, 0 credit for the paper and a stern warning. Of course this was before the days of AI, but when you have a mediocre student turning in work that's at least grammatical, you have to check. I don't know why they cheat, either.