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AI bots are scamming community colleges.
Beyond using ChatGPT to do their homework for them, some college students are not even real, SFGATE reports. Many community colleges are being flooded with “ghost students,” or bots likely using Claude AI and Manus to enroll into courses and even complete introductory homework in order to get ahold of state financial aid. Last month, Voice of San Diego reported on colleges using AI to combat this AI fraud.
The teachers are struggling.
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