The implications of using AI to generate exam answers
With generative AI capable of producing exam answers that outperform medical students, educators face a pressing challenge – how to mitigate the risk of AI misuse in online exam settings without having to go back to traditional pen-and-paper assessment. This issue is particularly critical in fields like healthcare and law, where genuine knowledge and understanding are essential for professional competence.
In this blog post, we’ll explore the implications of using generative AI to produce exam answers. We'll discuss how this practice can potentially undermine academic and professional growth, the damage it can inflict on institutional reputations, and the extent to which AI can accurately answer exam questions.
We’ll also outline effective strategies to help you safeguard exam integrity in the face of advancing AI technologies – and it isn’t all about a return to invigilated exams and handwritten papers.