Students uncover method to manipulate AI grading algorithm
Spamming relevant keywords, many of which could be found online, saw students' grades rise to potentially perfect scores
Students in the United States have discovered a way to cheat an algorithm marking their work by simply typing out a list of words relevant to the topic.
Edgenuity, an online platform for virtual learning, was found to be using an artificial intelligence that was scanning students’ answers for keywords it expected to see in the answers.
The discovery was made after one child received 50 per cent grade on an assignment – marked within seconds by the algorithm – and testing with other responses found the methodology Edgenuity was seemingly using to determine grades.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/students-ai-grading-algorithm-edgenuity-keyword-spam-a9703751.html
#US #AI #grading #algorithm
Spamming relevant keywords, many of which could be found online, saw students' grades rise to potentially perfect scores
Students in the United States have discovered a way to cheat an algorithm marking their work by simply typing out a list of words relevant to the topic.
Edgenuity, an online platform for virtual learning, was found to be using an artificial intelligence that was scanning students’ answers for keywords it expected to see in the answers.
The discovery was made after one child received 50 per cent grade on an assignment – marked within seconds by the algorithm – and testing with other responses found the methodology Edgenuity was seemingly using to determine grades.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/students-ai-grading-algorithm-edgenuity-keyword-spam-a9703751.html
#US #AI #grading #algorithm
The Independent
Students figure out how to trick AI algorithm to grade essays
Spamming relevant keywords, many of which could be found online, saw students' grades rise to potentially perfect scores