Morning Mail: AI use by students grows, El Niño heatwaves warning, Nepal crash black boxes found
Good morning, and hope you’re well – I’m taking the reins from Martin Farrer writing your Morning Mail for a few days. Debate over the voice continues, the days are going to get hotter with the return of El Niño and the robots are already getting smarter, as concerns grow over use of AI tools in university exams. Here’s the latest news from across the country and around the world, to get you into the day.
Artificial intelligence | An Australian university lecturer says she has detected the use of computer-generated text in a fifth of the assessments she set, as concerns rise about the use of AI by students to write essays.
Charging for EVs | While there are stations located right across the country, many only have one or two outlets. More government funding is needed, advocates say, to avoid long queues next summer.
El Niño set to return | There’s a warning of unprecedented heatwaves in 2023 and beyond. Scientists say the El Niño phenomenon, coupled with the growing climate crisis, is likely to push global temperatures “off the chart”.
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As a Deakin University lecturer who’s detected the use of bots in almost one-fifth of assessments warns the technology is “not going away”, universities are scrambling to combat AI-assisted cheating. Some outlets, like the Australian satirical site the Chaser, will paywall their content to prevent it being used as AI training material.