Korea to set AI ethics guidelines for universities as academic cheating surges

Amid widespread cheating using artificial intelligence (AI) at elite universities, the government is preparing Korea’s first official ethics framework to regulate how students use the technology. According to Rep. Kim Yong-tae of the National Assembly’s Education Committee, Thursday, the Ministry of Education is working with the Korean Council for University Education to develop AI ethics guidelines for university students. The guidelines will outline how students can use AI ethically while maintaining a strict ban on academic misconduct. They are also expected to provide strategies for using AI effectively while minimizing “hallucinations” — instances in which the technology fabricates information — and provide measures to narrow gaps in AI literacy and access among students. This will be the first time the government has issued guidelines on the proper use of generative AI in higher education. The education ministry previously released guidelines for AI ethics in education in 2022, but the framework largely focused on privacy protection and data transparency in AI developmeWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times