The Socrates Project: Assessment Redesign in the Age of AI

The US Army's Command and General Staff College launched the Socrates Project, a new assessment method requiring students to use an artificial intelligence agent named Socrates to generate papers through guided Socratic dialogue, in response to academic dishonesty caused by generative AI. The project evaluates students' raw cognitive process during the conversation rather than the final paper.

Abstract: Facing a crisis of academic dishonesty due to generative AI, the US Army’s Command and General Staff College initiated the “Socrates Project.” This project introduces a novel assessment method where students must use an artificial intelligence agent, Socrates, to generate their papers through a guided Socratic dialogue. By evaluating the student’s raw cognitive process during the conversation rather than … Read more https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/25/the-socrates-project-assessment-redesign-in-the-age-of-ai/ The post The Socrates Project: Assessment Redesign in the Age of AI https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/08/25/the-socrates-project-assessment-redesign-in-the-age-of-ai/ appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University https://smallwarsjournal.com .