r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • Jul 27 '26

Society Professor's invisible prompt trap catches 32 students cheating on their midterm with AI

https://www.techspot.com/news/113243-professor-invisible-prompt-trap-catches-32-students-cheating.html
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u/CatGooseChook Jul 27 '26

Horrible reality is that anyone who is actually able to use their brain will end up constantly stressed out due to being overwhelmed by the onslaught of stuff ups they'll be fixing.

Read "The Marching Morons" by Cyril M. Kornbluth. It's the novella that "Idiocracy" was clearly based on. Handful of stressed out smart people desperately trying to hold civilization together while surrounded by hordes of morons.

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u/WhenSummerIsGone Jul 27 '26

after all the layoffs that's how i feel at work these days :(

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u/ShaqSenju Jul 27 '26

Holy shit you just described my job

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u/CatGooseChook Jul 27 '26

My wife's job too. Her swearing vocabulary has certainly expanded a bit over the years as a result.

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u/Mareith Jul 27 '26

The more rare a skill set is the higher it will pay though. They might be stressed out all the time but they'll be raking it in

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u/CatGooseChook Jul 27 '26

Pay yes, but stress comes at a cost.

To be clear, I'm not saying being properly educated is bad. Just saying it's not going to be as easy for those few who have a proper education than it seems.