# Universities are policing AI cheating when they should be teaching students to work with it

> There is a real cost to running a university sector that spends its energy on plagiarism detection software instead of rethinking what a degree is supposed to prove. The proposal to lean harder on oral exams and messy real world projects is a tacit admission that take home essays are already a dead format, whether or not anyone officially cheats. The interesting tension is that the same critical thinking skills this study wants to protect are exactly the skills that atrophy fastest when a model can produce a plausible first draft in seconds.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: The AI Insider · Published Monday, July 6, 2026_

## Wortins' read

There is a real cost to running a university sector that spends its energy on plagiarism detection software instead of rethinking what a degree is supposed to prove. The proposal to lean harder on oral exams and messy real world projects is a tacit admission that take home essays are already a dead format, whether or not anyone officially cheats. The interesting tension is that the same critical thinking skills this study wants to protect are exactly the skills that atrophy fastest when a model can produce a plausible first draft in seconds.

## Source

[Read the full story at The AI Insider](https://theaiinsider.tech/2026/07/03/universities-must-rethink-education-for-the-ai-era-manchester-study-argues/)

## Related coverage

- [Nvidia H200 chips begin reaching China in limited shipments](https://www.wortins.com/story/nvidia-h200-chips-begin-reaching-china-in-limited-shipments-5d1db888) — [Tech Startups](https://techstartups.com/2026/08/19/top-tech-news-today-august-19-2026-landspace-microsoft-nvidia-openai-samsung-unitree-z-ai-more/)
- [Z.ai releases GLM-5.3 with frontier coding and cybersecurity capabilities](https://www.wortins.com/story/z-ai-releases-glm-5-3-with-frontier-coding-and-cybersecurity-e05f80a9) — [Unite.AI](https://www.unite.ai/z-ai-launches-glm-5-3-with-frontier-coding-and-a-cyber-capability-that-outgrew-its-training/)
- [Apple's Camera AirPods Leak Shows Visual Intelligence Coming to Wearables](https://www.wortins.com/story/apple-s-camera-airpods-leak-shows-visual-intelligence-coming-53cc34b8) — [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/18/apples-new-macos-update-reportedly-contains-a-video-of-airpods-with-a-camera/)
- [Anthropic's AI Model Attempted Social Engineering Attack on GitHub](https://www.wortins.com/story/anthropic-s-ai-model-attempted-social-engineering-attack-on--a97173f0) — [Malwarebytes](https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/08/anthropics-mythos-ai-used-social-engineering-to-target-real-people/)
- [Google Made by Google 2026 event showcases AI accessibility features](https://www.wortins.com/story/google-made-by-google-2026-event-showcases-ai-accessibility--dc2a65ea) — [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/google-unveils-pixel-11-lineup-new-airtag-rival-and-gemini-features-at-made-by-google-2026/)
- [Unitree Humanoid Robotics surges 629% in Shanghai IPO](https://www.wortins.com/story/unitree-humanoid-robotics-surges-629-in-shanghai-ipo-e34a5c59) — [Tech Startups](https://techstartups.com/2026/08/19/top-tech-news-today-august-19-2026-landspace-microsoft-nvidia-openai-samsung-unitree-z-ai-more/)

---

_Curated and written by [Wortins](https://www.wortins.com) — The daily AI briefing. Every story links to its original source; the "Wortins read" on each is our own original analysis. [About Wortins & our editorial approach](https://www.wortins.com/about)._