Professor plants fake Madagascar reference to catch students copying AI answers
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-09-18
A professor embedded a nonsensical fake reference to Madagascar in exam materials. Students who copied it verbatim into their answers — a telltale sign of using AI — failed the exam. The author argues accountability tricks like this beat relying on AI-detection software.
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