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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hope admission offices will become acutely aware of these systems. It should become common practice for offices to take the themes of an admitted student’s essay and run it through these bots to ensure something very similar doesn’t spit out. In fact, the next evolution of the technology should be to compare two writing samples - the student’s and the bot’s - for percent similarity. Another approach would be for students to sit for a timed, proctored essay. Of course, we’re now headed back to tests and the inequity around them, but the integrity of the admissions process is important. [/quote]

There are apps in the works to identify this.  Google has plans to deprioritize AI-generated content and I'm sure those tools will be available to colleges and whoever else needs them soon.  The window of opportunity for college essays using Chat is very small and ends this season.  Colleges can always ask for a writing sample from a kid's HS English class.  Not that difficult to ask 12th grade teachers to assign out a prompt that's similar to a common app essay and have the kids write it in class.  Colleges could ask for that particular essay.  [/quote]

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