澳大利亚新南威尔士州成为全国首个对高中证书(HSC)年12年级学生采取此举措的司法管辖区，宣布暂停居家评估任务[1]。教育部长普鲁·卡尔已致函新南威尔士州教育标准局(NESA)，要求从下学期开始实施这一暂停措施，以应对人工智能驱动的作弊问题日益加剧[1]。
卡尔表示，HSC作为高度可信凭证的价值取决于它准确反映学生的知识、能力和理解[1]。他指出，"如果评估输出可以在没有学生进行课程所需的智力工作的情况下产生，这种信心将被破坏"[1]。该措施旨在确保学生完成课程所需的实际知识工作，从而维护HSC资格的可信度[1]。
最近的报告发现约一半接受调查的新南威尔士州教师不知道如何阻止学生使用AI进行作弊[1]。ChatGPT由OpenAI在2022年晚期推出[1]，其强大的文本生成能力使其成为学术评估中的风险因素。
New South Wales has become Australia's first jurisdiction to attempt restricting at-home assessment tasks for Year 12 students undertaking the Higher School Certificate, responding to escalating concerns about artificial intelligence-driven academic dishonesty.[1] Education Minister Pru Carr has written to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) requesting a suspension of at-home assessment tasks beginning next term to protect the integrity of the HSC qualification.[1]
The move reflects growing anxieties about students using AI tools to complete coursework without undertaking the intellectual labour required to demonstrate genuine understanding. According to Carr, "the value of the HSC as a highly trusted credential depends on it accurately reflecting student knowledge, capability and understanding. If assessment outputs can be produced without students doing the intellectual work required by their course, that confidence will be undermined."[1] A recent survey found that approximately half of NSW teachers surveyed were unsure how to prevent students from using AI to cheat.[1] ChatGPT was released by OpenAI in late 2022, accelerating concerns about artificial intelligence in educational settings.[1]