Stephen Cicirelli, a lecturer at Saint Peter's University in the U.S., has revealed that he failed a student's research paper for being written entirely with AI.
He added that the student later attempted to apologize-again using AI to draft the apology letter.
This was disclosed in a post he shared via his handle, @SteveCicirelli, on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
In the post, Cicirelli explained that he failed the student after discovering that her submitted research paper was generated by AI.
Upon learning of her failure, the student sent an apology email-also written with AI-which he immediately detected.
His exact words were: "I just failed a student for submitting an AI-written research paper, and she sent me an obviously AI-written email apologizing, asking if there is anything she can do to improve her grade. We are through the looking-glass, folks."
The post has since sparked a wave of reactions, with concerned users flooding the comment section to share their opinions on the matter.
See some reactions below:
@PadmaC18: "I have had this happen to me. I am thinking that having students read aloud with attention to syntax, diction, pacing and pause-reading aloud a sentence well with no dramatics-maybe the only urgent teaching goal. Have him/her read aloud a passage:)."
@Sad_Liberal: "As someone who does not often encounter AI writing, it's hard to understand how an apology email could be obviously AI-written (not challenging your conclusion)."
@joozie75: "was it obviously AI as a standalone paper or only in the context of other knowledge of the student. I didn't think it was possible to tell with any certainty that any content is AI generated."
@AaronGogley: "Out of curiosity, how did you determine it was AI written? And I assume the apology actually confessed to it?"
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