Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Princeton Changes Its 133-Year-Old Honor Code Over AI Cheating Fears [ WSJ ]

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. . . In a survey of over 500 seniors conducted by the student newspaper last year, 30% reported they had cheated on an assignment or exam. Nearly half reported knowledge of an honor code violation but less than 1% had made a report.

The steps taken at Princeton underscore the enormous challenges facing colleges and universities as generative AI tools have become widespread in recent years. Nationwide, studies suggest that a third of students admit to using artificial intelligence to produce entire assignments, said Christian Moriarty, a professor of ethics and law at St. Petersburg College in Florida and a director at the nonprofit International Center for Academic Integrity. . . .    

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Friday, May 8, 2026

How much personal info will be leaked by the recent Canvas hack?? [ reddit.com/r/cybersecurity ]

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So apparently Canvas got hacked by ShinyHunters (3?!) times and is currently completely down. The cybercriminal group said the deadline is on May 12st, and if Instructure doesn't comply, they'll leak the PII of all students and teachers. I'm not a cybersecurity major, and I don't know much about Canvas, but how much will we be affected if no deal is reached? Like, how much information is typically stored on Canvas, and will they be able to figure out more through what is available in the system? I'm genuinely concerned....

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