Does AI Help or Hurt Students? Professor Found Out with Two Exams

Can generative AI really change the way students are assessed? We examine a real case involving a university economics course where exam results raised serious questions about AI-assisted work. After an unusually difficult take-home midterm produced record-breaking scores, the professor investigated what might have happened. The subsequent in-person final told a very different story.

* Why the midterm results seemed statistically impossible
* How ChatGPT responses appeared in student submissions
* What happened when the final exam moved back to the classroom
* Why AI detection tools aren't a perfect solution
* The growing challenge universities face in maintaining academic integrity
* What the future of exams and student assessment could look like in the AI era

What do you think? Should AI be allowed in education, and if so, where should the line be drawn?

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00:00 Introduction – Can AI Help or Hurt Students?
01:02 Investigating the AI Suspect
02:51 The In-Person Final Exam
04:41 The Institutional Dilemma
06:01 The Future of Assessment