The scene is playing out with increasing frequency in universities and educational centres: a student hands in an impeccable piece of work, well written, well structured and error-free. Yet when the lecturer asks them about the content, doubts arise. Did they do it themselves… or was it an artificial intelligence?
The arrival of tools such as ChatGPT has radically changed the way students study and, in turn, is transforming how they are assessed.
Far from being a passing trend, AI has become part of everyday academic life. According to a recent report by the CYD Foundation, 89% of Spanish university students use AI tools in their studies.
And it is not just an occasional resource. Most use it regularly, in some cases every day. From clearing up doubts to drafting entire assignments, AI has become a permanent academic assistant.
This shift has created an unprecedented situation: work done outside the classroom no longer guarantees that the student has actually learned.
