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If 56 out of 59 students are cheating, as Inside Higher Ed reported occurring in one Brown University classroom
Inside Higher Ed did not report that 56 of 59 students were cheating. Its story said the professor suspected a majority or dozens of students, but it did not give a 56-of-59 figure.
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The linked Inside Higher Ed article does not report that 56 of 59 students were cheating.
What it actually says is:
- Roberto Serrano taught 86 students.
- After he switched the final to in-person, 18 students dropped and 9 remained enrolled but did not take the final exam.
- The article says "Dozens of students in the class likely used artificial intelligence to cheat" and that Serrano "suspected many of them" of using AI.
That means the article reports a suspected majority/dozens, not a reported count of 56 out of 59 cheaters. The number 59 in the coverage refers to the students whose scores were displayed after drops/no-shows, not a reported number of cheaters. So this sentence overstates what Inside Higher Ed actually reported.
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- Brown Professor Suspects Most of His Class Used AI to Cheat
Dozens of students in the class likely used artificial intelligence to cheat... In a message to students after the midterm... he told them he suspected many of them of using AI to cheat... 18 of them subsequently dropped the class. Nine students remained enrolled but did not take the final exam.