Prof Andrew Moran and Dr Ben Wilkinson on the ramifications of the explosion in university essays being written with artificial intelligence
Regarding your report (UK universities warned to ‘stress-test’ assessments as 92% of students use AI, 26 February), for centuries universities have seen themselves as repositories of knowledge and the truth. This began breaking down when experts were no longer valued, critical thinking undermined and public discourse increasingly polarised.
In this world, traditional sources of knowledge have been increasingly rejected. Books, journal articles and old media are challenged by developments in information presentation and retrieval, most notably through apps and social media. It has led to the “Tinderfication” of knowledge.
