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A drop in written exam grades is »deeply concerning«, minister says. Students have used artificial intelligence, so they were not properly prepared for the exam, one explanation goes.

This year’s exams paint a worrying picture of the 'generation ai'

This year’s graduating students are the first class to have had access to artificial intelligence throughout their entire time in school. That is why their exams have been awaited with extra anticipation. Here, it is the Class of 2025 celebrating with their graduation caps. Foto: Jens Dresling
This year’s graduating students are the first class to have had access to artificial intelligence throughout their entire time in school. That is why their exams have been awaited with extra anticipation. Here, it is the Class of 2025 celebrating with their graduation caps. Foto: Jens Dresling

Principal Maja Bødtcher-Hansen has had a particular worry about the young people who, right now, are partying through the summer heat with graduation caps on their heads.

This year’s graduates are the first group to have had access to artificial intelligence throughout their entire time in upper secondary school. That is why she has viewed this year’s written exams as a kind of day of reckoning. While young people have made extensive use of chatbots for homework and take-home assignments, the tool is still strictly forbidden in exams.

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