Academic Misconduct using Gen AI
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Since the launch of ChatGPT, discussion in higher education has largely focused on how GenAI might encourage academic misconduct.
The design of assessments and the conditions in which they are carried out can create opportunities for academic misconduct, and advancing technologies such as GenAI can diversify and extend the means by which this occurs.
Join Nick Stevens from the Integrated Innovation Network (I2N) for a demonstration of how frontier GenAI technologies may be used to expose weaknesses in some traditional forms of unsupervised assessment
During the session, Nick and students will provide a live demonstration of how technologies such as agentic browsers, OpenAI's Custom GPTs and Google's Gemini Gems could potentially be used by students to autonomously complete some tasks or otherwise support inappropriate academic behaviour.
This session is intended for academic staff, and will include a discussion of how implementing secure assessments (as outlined in the University of Newcastle Assessment Framework) can limit opportunities for misconduct and support the integrity of our awards.
Related Resources:
- University of Newcastle Assessment Framework
- Talk is cheap: why structural assessment changes are needed for a time of GenAI.
- Stop looking for evidence of cheating with AI and start looking for evidence of learning.
- TEQSA: Enacting assessment reform in a time of artificial intelligence
- GenAI and Assessment: Examples
This session will be recorded and made available via the Academic Integrity, Artificial Intelligence, and Standards Working Group SharePoint site and AI Community of Practice.
Event Information
- Date: Wednesday 18 March 2026 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Duration: 60mins
- Location: Online
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