ANU accused of ‘hysterical’ response to students using AI to cheat as unis scramble to ‘secure’ assessments
Australia risks ‘shipping’ intellectual capability overseas if educational rigour not restored, experts warn
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An academic at the Australian National University has accused it of a “hysterical” response to students using AI to cheat, as tertiary institutions rush to shore up the credibility of assessments.
But a colleague warned Australia is in danger of “shipping our national intellectual capability” to companies in California and China if educational rigour is not restored.
Source: Theguardian.com
Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/18/anu-accused-of-hysterical-response-to-students-using-ai-to-as-unis-scramble-to-secure-assessments