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UK regulator threatens universities with sanctions unless they adopt AI-proof exam formats

England's higher education regulator, the Office for Students, has told universities they must return to traditional exam formats or face sanctions, saying AI has made it "nearly impossible" to fairly assess student coursework. An Office for Students investigation found students using ChatGPT to write entire papers undetected while being unable to recall basic content afterward, the regulator said. The Office for Students frames the move as necessary to preserve the credibility of degrees.

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UK regulator threatens universities with sanctions unless they adopt AI-proof exam formats
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        England's higher education regulator, the Office for Students, says AI has made it "nearly impossible" to fairly assess student coursework. An investigation found that students are having [ChatGPT](https://www.machinebrief.com/compare/chatgpt-vs-claude) write entire papers undetected, without being able to recall basic content afterward. To save the credibility of degrees, universities now have to return to traditional exams or face sanctions.

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