Comando
In response to the rise of advanced text generators like ChatGPT, South Australia’s three major institutions—Flinders University, the University of Adelaide, and the University of South Australia—have updated their academic integrity policies. Rather than banning artificial intelligence, these universities will allow students to use AI tools in their assignments, provided that the usage is fully disclosed and falls under strict guidelines.
This policy shift comes amid widespread concern that AI chatbots can produce convincing, human-like writing that bypasses traditional anti-plagiarism software. While some bodies, like the Group of Eight leading universities, initially reacted by increasing the use of traditional supervised pen-and-paper exams, experts argue that attempts to block the technology are futile. Vitomir Kovanovic, a senior lecturer in education futures, compared banning AI to "teaching people how to ride horses" in the age of the automobile, noting that students will inevitably need these skills in the modern workplace. Experts suggest that in the long term, higher education institutions must adapt by redesigning how they evaluate students and integrating AI into the learning process—similar to how schools previously adapted to the introduction of calculators.
The issue remains highly contentious across Australia. While South Australian universities work to update their national academic integrity guidelines, other institutions, such as the University of Sydney, still classify unauthorized AI usage as a form of cheating. However, proponents of the policy change view it as a necessary step forward. With contract cheating and bot use already prevalent in assessments, experts emphasize that embracing AI offers an opportunity to support learning and address broader literacy challenges, rather than engaging in an unwinnable battle against technological advancement.
Internet: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ (adapted).
About the previous text, judge the following items.
In the excerpt "students will inevitably need these skills" (second paragraph), the word "inevitably" suggests that students may need such skills depending on future circumstances.