Overview

• Survey data shows 97% of Gen Z students have used AI tools like ChatGPT for coursework, including essays, homework and college applications.
• Universities report sharp rises in disciplinary cases linked to undisclosed AI-generated work, while many incidents likely remain undetected.
• Detection software such as Turnitin’s AI writing checker is widely deployed but has faced criticism over false positives and student privacy, prompting some schools to abandon it.
• Institutions including Texas A&M, University of Florida and UC Berkeley have reinstated timed, in-class handwritten exams to ensure authentic student work.
• Instructors are piloting oral assessments and process-based assignments and embedding AI literacy training to promote responsible use and preserve critical thinking.