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Singapore Management University (SMU) said that it continues to use AI detection tools, but “never as the sole basis” for finding misconduct.<\/p>\n
Associate Professor Michelle Lee, SMU’s associate provost for undergraduate education, said that the tools are strictly “one input among several”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The assurance that a student’s work is their own also rests on how assessments are designed and asking the student to account for their work directly.<\/p>\n
“Detection software has never carried this responsibility on its own at SMU,” Assoc Prof Lee said, confirming that SMU has no plans to change its approach.<\/p>\n
“We believe the most reliable way to assure academic integrity is to design assessments that require students to demonstrate genuine competencies, not to detect whether AI was used after the fact.”<\/p>\n
The National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) confirmed that they do not use automated AI detection tools.<\/p>\n
The institutions said that the AI detection tools cannot reliably conclude that a student engaged in academic misconduct.<\/p>\n
They added that investigations into such cases would consider the full context of the assessment and other relevant evidence, including the student’s explanation for their work and supporting materials such as drafts or reflections.<\/p>\n
SUSS said that merely using generative AI is not considered academic misconduct.<\/p>\n
The university has a policy that guides students and faculty members on the appropriate use of generative AI to support learning.<\/p>\n
Depending on assessment requirements, this may include brainstorming, developing ideas, drafting and editing, SUSS said, adding that the institution is still committed to upholding academic integrity.<\/p>\n
“Students remain responsible for the accuracy and integrity of their submissions, and for demonstrating that they have met the intended learning outcomes.”<\/p>\n
SIT previously took part in an early pilot of an AI writing detection tool but decided not to adopt its use because of its limitations, it said.<\/p>\n
“AI detection tools rely on statistical models to estimate the likelihood of content that may have been generated by AI. Such probability scores alone cannot conclusively determine whether a student has committed academic misconduct,” it added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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