By Ed Cavanough
Publication Date: 2026-03-09 04:30:00
A 10th grade girl spends five hours in the library on Saturday researching her history essay. A classmate scrolls all weekend and then spends 10 minutes on Sunday evening coaching a popular AI bot to write essays. The first student receives a B. The second student’s AI-generated work is outstanding. She gets an A.
This is not a dystopian warning. It’s a scenario already playing out in thousands of Australian schools. Teachers may be suspicious, but without evidence they must give the benefit of the doubt.
Last week, Paul Martin, CEO of NESA, was asked about AI at the SMH Schools Summit…
