SPECIAL | AI in the classroom: Cheating, learning, and the new academic gray zone
Jun 04, 2025•15 min
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Episode description
With AI tools like ChatGPT becoming ubiquitous on college campuses, students and educators alike are navigating a rapidly shifting academic landscape. Beth McMurtrie, a senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education, joins The Excerpt to talk about how students are using AI—from brainstorming and revising to outright cheating—and the ethical dilemmas that follow.
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