Top Australian university investigates complaints about lecturers using AI to grade papers

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is investigating allegations that a lecturer used artificial intelligence (AI) to mark assignments.

Screenshot of a review response allegedly generated by AI posted on social media X - Screenshot X/Churgersasx

On October 28, The Daily Telegraph reported that UNSW’s business school was facing online criticism. The incident began when a student in the Master of Applied Finance program posted a complaint accusing the lecturer of using the tool ChatGPT to grade his assignment.

On October 23, the student posted a screenshot of his computer on social network X with the comment: "I'm so happy that AI is grading my postgraduate work at UNSW. I have to pay $5,000 every 6 weeks for this privilege."

The image shows the lecturer's feedback written in anti-plagiarism software TurnItIn, which notably reads: "ChatGPT said: … the submission demonstrates a deep understanding of the Australian payments and fraud prevention landscape" and awarded the assignment 88/100 points.

A UNSW spokesperson confirmed the university was "aware of the incident in question and will handle the matter in accordance with the university's internal policies and procedures".

The school has developed a framework to support and guide the ethical, responsible and innovative use of AI, she added.

We believe that students and staff should not be too dependent on technology, and independent thinking and knowledge are always necessary."

Last month, UNSW also became the first major Australian university to sign a licensing agreement with OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, giving all staff free access to the chatbot during a 10-month pilot program in its business school.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/dai-hoc-hang-dau-uc-dieu-tra-khieu-nai-giang-vien-dung-ai-cham-bai-20251028144304827.htm