Forget cheating – AI is a bigger threat to educational equality

Collin Bjork

By Collin Bjork
Community contribution / April 13, 2023

Schools and universities are panicking about artificial intelligence (AI) and cheating. But AI presents far more significant threats to equity in education.

Fears of cheating typically arise from concerns about fairness. How is it fair that one student spends weeks labouring over ...

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Originally from Texas, Collin Bjork lectures in writing, rhetoric, science communication, and podcasting. He taught English at the University of Montenegro as a Fulbright Fellow. And he is currently working on a book about true crime podcasting and justice. He also operates a podcast about podcasting called Pod Uni.

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