Students stunned when school uses AI to teach

(Dan Tri) - Students at Staffordshire University (UK) expressed deep disappointment when the school used AI (artificial intelligence) to teach. Meanwhile, the school banned students from cheating with similar tools.

James and Owen, two of the 41 students taking part in a programming course at Staffordshire University (UK), said they noticed signs of AI use in the curriculum right from the first lessons.

Staffordshire University students confront lecturers for using AI-generated presentation boards (Image cut from video ).

Students said they easily spotted signs of AI-generated content in course materials, from slideshows with machine-voiced voices to inconsistencies. In one video from this year’s course, the voiceover even suddenly switched to Spanish for about 30 seconds before abruptly switching back to English.

Some students also discovered lecture files with unusual names, along with information that was considered general and superficial, sometimes making obscure references to US law.

The Guardian also used two AI detection tools, Winston AI and Originality AI, to examine the teaching material. Both tools concluded that the teaching material was highly likely to be generated by AI.

James said he felt disillusioned and worried about wasting two years of school. In a recording of a confrontation, James angrily said: “If we submitted papers generated by AI, we would be expelled, but now we are being taught with materials generated by AI.”

Another student also spoke up: “Only about 5% of the content is useful, even we can find it ourselves if we ask the Chat GPT application.”

Despite repeated student protests, Staffordshire University continues to roll out teaching using AI-generated materials.

The biggest contradiction lies in the school’s dual rule. For students, academic policy prohibits students from hiring AI to work or claiming AI-generated products as their own, considering it academic misconduct.

However, on the other hand, the school allows lecturers to use AI as a support tool in preparing documents. This inconsistency has become the focus of frustration among the student community.

In response to allegations from students, Staffordshire University has insisted that academic standards and course output quality remain assured.

“AI tools can be used in the preparation phase, but cannot replace the expertise of academic staff and must be operated in a manner that respects academic integrity and industry standards,” the school stated.

Kieu Yen

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