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We Got This Covered
Jordan Collins

Man claims he used ChatGPT to cheat on every single essay he wrote in college, now he wants the college to take back his degree

AI seems to have crept its way into almost every facet of our lives and one of the most concerning places is within education. While there are measures in place to prevent the use of technology like ChatGPT, when it comes to essays and exams, they aren’t perfect and students will always find a way around such barriers.

Such is the case with one man on TikTok who claims that he used ChatGPT on every assignment throughout college and was never caught. Daniel Schmidt claims that he got an Economics degree from the University of Chicago five months ago. While it’s supposedly one of the best institutions for such a degree, Schmidt’s cheating was never caught despite him using ChatGPT on every essay. As a matter of fact, he got all A’s on every essay.

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