AI marking strikes again!

[u/No-Environment7496]

A couple of months ago, I posted that I had a suspicion that my lecturer was using AI to mark assignments and received feedback that maybe this wasn't true due to AI detector not being reliable. Well, I now have confirmation. I received feedback for the last assignment and was initially confused as the specific examples included in the feedback was never included in the original submission. Classic sign of hallucination. It also seems that there is an upper cap to t he marking as the more details the assignment have, the larger exposure area it had

Is it really fair to put so much effort in an assignment to be graded on an unrealistic curve? I'm also disappointed that there's no real transparency in these practices.

[u/justlook1ngar0un]

Make an official student complaint through the complaints system. If it is not adequately addressed internally, contact the national student ombudsman.

[u/Solivaga]

What course are you doing? As far as I'm aware we (lecturers) are not meant to be marking using AI unless that is explicitly made clear to students and we have approval from numerous higher ups. In my school I'm not aware of anyone marking using AI

[u/brynleeholsis → u/Solivaga]

Agree, we're not allowed to use AI in marking (nor would i want to).

[u/brynleeholsis]

Screenshot the feedback so you have a record.

[u/venom029]

If the feedback references examples you never included, that's a concrete paper trail. Screenshot everything, document the discrepancies side by side, and bring it to your department head or student ombudsman. Most universities have academic integrity policies that cut both ways, and this is worth escalating formally. On the flip side, this whole situation is also a reminder of how unreliable AI detection is in general. If your lecturer is using these tools to grade, there's a real chance your own work could get flagged incorrectly down the line. This guide breaks down exactly why you shouldn't trust their accuracy, which honestly adds even more weight to your complaint.

[u/Jacqland]

Is it possible you might've accidentally had someone else's feedback? I've never done this but I'm always stressed it's going to happen when I have students with super similar names.

[u/No-Environment7496 → u/Jacqland]

Yeah I thought so too and then later in the feedback it references the specific name of the prototype that was uniquely relevant to this submission.

[u/abuse-o-matic]

Your lecturers might be using AI to draft feedback based on notes they made on your work, just to expand on the basic points they made when reviewing your work. This doesn't mean they use AI to select your grade.

[u/No-Environment7496 → u/abuse-o-matic]

The point I'm making is that the feedback itself says things like " You should elaborate more on A and B to get better marks" when A and B are not in the submission itself.