A University Used AI to Police Its Entrance Exam. Now 58,000 Students Need a Do-Over
The National Autonomous University of Mexico used AI to supervise its entrance exam, but the results were marred by allegations of cheating. An expert committee found that the AI-powered proctoring software and browser were not effective in preventing cheating, and as a result, 58,000 students will have to retake the exam in person. The incident has raised questions about the use of AI in remote exams and the potential for cheating to occur.
- ▪The university's entrance exam was taken by nearly 160,000 applicants, with 22,000 places available for students who did not attend UNAM prep high schools.
- ▪The AI-powered proctoring software and browser used to supervise the exam were found to be ineffective in preventing cheating.
- ▪The expert committee recommended a control exam to verify the scores of students who won admission via the remote test, which will be conducted in person.
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- ▪ Mexico’s top university orders 58,000 students to resit entrance exam after suspected cheating — World news | The Guardian
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Quibblers and cynics might call AI a solution in search of a problem. We couldn’t possibly comment on such a stance—but we will note that the list of problems that stand waiting for AI-powered salvation does seem to be diminishing by the day. Today’s banished potential use case: remote exam supervision.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000794533","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"artificial-intelligence","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"artificial-intelligence","TAGS":"unam","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); The exam in question was the annual entrance exam for the National Autonomous…
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