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Incident 48220 Report
Vanderbilt Peabody Office's Purportedly ChatGPT-Drafted Message About Michigan State Shooting Reportedly Drew Student Backlash
2023-02-16
On February 16, 2023, Vanderbilt University's Peabody College Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion reportedly sent students a message about the Michigan State University shooting that disclosed it had been drafted or paraphrased using ChatGPT. Students reportedly criticized the message as impersonal and disrespectful in a moment of grief. Peabody later apologized for "poor judgment," and two EDI deans temporarily stepped back during a review.
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Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
2020-03-09
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian universities reportedly used AI-enabled remote-proctoring tools for online exams. A University of Ottawa project supported by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada found that tools such as Respondus Monitor, ProctorU, ProctorTrack, Proctorio, ProctorExam, and Examity collected student personal or biometric data under conditions not conducive to meaningful consent.
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Remote Proctoring Facial-Detection Software Reportedly Failed to Detect Black Student During Lab Quiz
2021-02-01
In February 2021, a Black college student, Amaya Ross, reportedly tried to take a remote biology lab quiz using proctoring software that could not detect her face. Ross said she spent 45 minutes changing lights, shades, position, and background before pointing an LED flashlight at her face so the app would work; the quiz itself was only 30 minutes.
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Incident 4244 Report
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
2020-03-09
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian universities reportedly used AI-enabled remote-proctoring tools for online exams. A University of Ottawa project supported by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada found that tools such as Respondus Monitor, ProctorU, ProctorTrack, Proctorio, ProctorExam, and Examity collected student personal or biometric data under conditions not conducive to meaningful consent.
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AI Detection Tools Allegedly Misidentify Neurodivergent and ESL Students' Work as AI-Generated in Academic Settings
2024-10-18
AI writing detection tools have reportedly continued to falsely flag genuine student work as AI-generated, disproportionately impacting ESL and neurodivergent students. Specific cases include Moira Olmsted, Ken Sahib, and Marley Stevens, who were penalized despite writing their work independently. Such tools reportedly exhibit biases, leading to academic penalties, probation, and strained teacher-student relationships.
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Respondus Monitor
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- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
Incidents implicated systems
ProctorU
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
Incidents implicated systems
ProctorTrack
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
Incidents implicated systems
Proctorio
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
Incidents implicated systems
ProctorExam
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
Incidents implicated systems
Examity
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent
- Incident 4244 Reports
Canadian Universities' AI Proctoring Tools Reportedly Collected Student Biometric Data Without Adequate Consent