I can empathize with the kid… He’s probably under a lot of pressure. It seems like he probably has assholes for parents, too. That doesn’t help.
But the generative AI thing is totally besides the point. He cheated. It doesn’t really matter how. AI can be a good tool and if he used it to help create a work of his own, I see no problem.
He didn’t, though. This is basically the same as copying shit word-for-word out of Cliff’s Notes and he got caught.
He made a bad decision and SHOULD get a failing grade because of it. That’s also part of education.
The generative AI angle is just distraction.
If he gets knocked down a peg, boo fucking hoo. I’m sure mommy and daddy will still buy him the fancy car for a graduation gift. But if he has that one tarnish to his record, maybe he’ll learn something. Maybe.
The parents hired an attorney and sued because there wasn’t a sign on the glass door telling students that they could harm themselves if they punch the glass.
It seems there would have to be signs on a great number of solid objects (walls, desks, floors, doors, people, trees), if the default is it’s presumed ok to punch something unless there’s signage signifying it’s unpunchability. You would also have to have signs on the signs warning you to not punch the signs
Actually this is easy to solve. You put up a sign at the gate which reads “Everything assumed hazardous and non-punchable unless labelled otherwise.” Then you hand out hazard warnings for all the students and staff to label themselves.
