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The University of Coimbra has initiated “proceedings to establish the facts and those involved”; the incident could lead to the expulsion of the students.
Nearly thirty university professors are calling for a general suspension of the use of generative artificial intelligence. They argue that its uncritical use fosters fraud, plagiarism and cognitive impoverishment.
Part of our role is to help students on their learning journey through a relationship and a methodology that can never be provided by AI — something that is much more than simply having access to information.
Students will continue to use AI; they will just do so covertly, without any framework, without literacy and without ethics. Opinion by Nelson Zagalo
Nearly 30 academics from several Portuguese universities warn, in a manifesto, about the risks of using generative artificial intelligence tools in higher education. In an interview with Expresso, the main driving force behind the initiative speaks of the 'widespread use' of these technologies by students in academic assignments.
A manifesto signed by dozens of professors. They want to put an end to the deluge of 'artificial assignments systematically brought down to mediocrity by a chatbot'.
In higher education institutions there is a deep-rooted habit of denying the evidence.
