UK university students passing assessments in minutes using AI, regulator warns
England’s higher education regulator has warned that university students are completing unsupervised assessments in minutes using AI tools that staff cannot reliably detect.
England’s higher education regulator has warned that university students are increasingly using artificial intelligence to pass unsupervised assessments in minutes without detection. The Office for Students (OfS) stated that the trend poses a serious risk to the credibility of degree qualifications across the country.
A study by the OfS and charity Advance HE, surveying staff and students across 127 universities, found that remote online exams and unsupervised coursework are particularly vulnerable to AI misuse. The regulator urged institutions to return to traditional closed-book invigilated exams and practical tests to safeguard academic integrity.
Under new proposals currently under consultation, universities that fail to meet OfS standards could face penalties, including bans on raising tuition fees or caps on student enrolment numbers. Universities UK noted that many institutions are already updating assessment methods to address AI challenges.
Source: BBC News
