Blue Book Sales Surge As Universities Combat AI Cheating (msn.com)
(Wednesday May 28, 2025 @11:26AM (msmash)
from the analog-strikes-back dept.)
- Reference: 0177832863
- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/05/28/1526237/blue-book-sales-surge-as-universities-combat-ai-cheating
- Source link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/they-were-every-student-s-worst-nightmare-now-blue-books-are-back/ar-AA1FnEIg
Sales of blue book exam booklets have [1]surged dramatically across the nation as professors turn to analog solutions to prevent ChatGPT cheating. The University of California, Berkeley reported an 80% increase in blue book sales over the past two academic years, while Texas A&M saw 30% growth and the University of Florida recorded nearly 50% increases this school year. The surge comes as students who were freshmen when ChatGPT launched in 2022 approach senior year, having had access to AI throughout their college careers.
[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/they-were-every-student-s-worst-nightmare-now-blue-books-are-back/ar-AA1FnEIg
[1] https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/they-were-every-student-s-worst-nightmare-now-blue-books-are-back/ar-AA1FnEIg
why not just block internet connectivity? (Score:1)
by ctonchev ( 678043 )
Why could we not have a setup that drops out connectivity and the students just have to type their essays and print. No internet, just printer connectivity. Should be easy enough to implement with vlans set up properly. I for one know I can type a lot more legibly and faster than I can handwrite. For example, if the class is taking a test from 9 to 10:30. no internet from 9 to 10:30 in that room.
Re: (Score:2)
by Valgrus Thunderaxe ( 8769977 )
A printer?
If there's an upside to LLMs in school (Score:2)
Is that it will destroy homework. Good riddance.