Guilty until proven human

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has introduced new guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in school-based assessments. Students are now required to document their interactions with AI tools, promoting transparency and academic integrity. The CXC's AI Scale Levels, specifically levels two and three, focus on the cognitive journey rather than the final product. However, concerns remain about the reliability of AI detection software, which can generate false positives and unfairly penalize students. To address this issue, it is recommended that AI detectors be used as diagnostics rather than fact, and that a unified verification standard be implemented. A viva voce, or oral defense, is proposed as the singular standard for verification if an algorithmic detector flags a piece of work.