Cheating: The AI elephant in the classroom

Cheating with AI is the proverbial elephant in the room, with the widespread assumption that the amount of cheating has exploded since the appearance of generative AI tools like ChatGPT. However, the research on cheating tells a more complicated story. For high schools, cheating levels did not significantly increase after the release of ChatGPT. However, the methods for cheating are changing. Victor R. Lee, Denise Pope, and Sarah Miles share research findings and provide recommendations for how teachers can respond to the concerns about AI and cheating in schools based on their research and work with schools and districts across the nation.