The rise of AI tools forces schools to reconsider what counts as cheating

Key takeaways:

Educators say take-home essays and tests now invite AI cheating

Teachers shift to in-class writing, verbal assessments, and AI tools

Students uncertain where AI help ends and academic dishonesty begins

Schools draft new AI guidelines, moving away from blanket bans

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete.

Student use of artificial intelligence has become so prevalent, high school and college educators say, that to assign writing outside of the classroom is like asking students to cheat.

“The cheating is off the charts. It’s the worst I’ve seen in my entire career,” says Casey Cuny, who has taught English for 23 years. Educators are no longer wondering if students will outsource schoolwork to AI chatbots. “Anything