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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Students give English HSC exam an F over use of image with ‘hallmarks’ of AI

An image students believe was AI generated that appeared in the HSC standard and advanced English paper 1 on Tuesday
An image students believe was AI generated that appeared in the HSC standard and advanced English paper 1 on Tuesday. Illustration: Florian Schroeder

Students in New South Wales have queried whether a “photograph” used as a stimulus in an HSC English exam was in fact AI-generated, sparking accusations of hypocrisy given the strict rules around students themselves using AI.

The standard and advanced English paper 1, a compulsory subject taken by thousands of students on Tuesday, was on the subject of “texts and human experiences”.

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