--- title: We’re Training Students To Write Worse To Prove They’re... description: AI detection tools deployed in schools are producing a perverse outcome: students who write well are being flagged as AI users, while falsely accused students... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/we-re-training-students-to-write-worse-to-prove-they-re-not-robots-and-it-s-pushing-them-to-use-mor-iswld0bmw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: We’re Training Students To Write Worse To Prove They’re Not Robots, And It’s Pushing Them To Use More AI | daily.dev og:description: AI detection tools deployed in schools are producing a perverse outcome: students who write well are being flagged as AI users, while falsely accused students... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/we-re-training-students-to-write-worse-to-prove-they-re-not-robots-and-it-s-pushing-them-to-use-mor-iswld0bmw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iSwLD0BMw.png og:image:alt: We’re Training Students To Write Worse To Prove They’re Not Robots, And It’s Pushing Them To Use More AI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # We’re Training Students To Write Worse To Prove They’re Not Robots, And It’s Pushing Them To Use More AI **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 9 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary AI detection tools deployed in schools are producing a perverse outcome: students who write well are being flagged as AI users, while falsely accused students are being pushed to actually learn and use AI tools defensively. A writing instructor at CUNY documents how students with strong, original voices now feel compelled to dumb down their prose, subscribe to AI services, and study detection algorithms just to protect themselves from false accusations. The surveillance-first approach has inverted incentives — honest students are penalized for good writing while actual cheaters are best equipped to game the detectors. The instructor's solution was to stop using detection tools, teach responsible AI use instead, and shift from an adversarial to an educational stance, which immediately improved classroom engagement and learning. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [AI cheating tools are winning. 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