LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne has found herself in the middle of the student/AI controversy following a paid advertisement she posted on her TikTok this week.
The 20-year old advertised caktus.ai, which bills itself as a study tool for students. It offers the options to create "polished essays with AI assistance," a paragraph generator to "create paragraphs that will captivate your readers," as well as other AI assisted programs to help students ... cheat.
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If you click on the Linktree on caktus.ai's TikTok it's fairly easy to see why Dunne is promoting the product.
The first tab is "NIL Deals For Athlete Creators." "Name Image and Likeness" deals offer student athletes money for their sponsorships, and it appears the company has landed Dunne as an ambassador.
LSU's Response
Universities around the country have to respond quickly to the new ways students can cheat on their essays, and Louisiana State University found itself having to respond to Dunne's ad this week.
"Technology, including AI, can foster learnings and creativity. At LSU, our professors and students are empowered to use technology for learning and pursuing the highest standards of academic integrity," the University said in a statement, according to local news reports.
"However, using AI to produce work that a student then represents as one’s own could result in a charge of academic misconduct, as outlined in the Code of Student Conduct. More information for faculty can be found here on 'What College Faculty Should Know about ChatGPT.'"
