r/byuidaho • u/P15T0L_WH1PP3D • 15d ago

STOP CHEATING!

I am attending online through the Pathway predictable, and it is truly disheartening to see such rampant cheating with the use of AI. The discussion board for my class as of this writing is, other than my post, 100% AI generated. That includes replies. And it's awful because these people don't know how obvious it is, how to make it less obvious, or at the very least how to make their posts different from the other posts already on the board.

Is embarrassing to be associated with this school and for that matter, the church, when so many are sitting here scamming their way to a degree that others have to actually work for. That we are connected to a religious institution should be a point of pride, or at the very least a neutral point. She bringing shame to it. My degree feels cheapened. It's disgusting.

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u/QuarterNote44 15d ago

I'm not a BYUI person. I figure this comes up because I'm LDS. Anyway, I was in grad school in Missouri when ChatGPT hit the market. People cheated. Rampantly. Unfortunately it's not just a BYUI problem.

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u/P15T0L_WH1PP3D 15d ago

Yeah I understand that, but it's beside the point.

My point is that it should be less rampant at a school that is closely associated with a church, where we'd are constantly primed with religious messages in our curriculum that should be effective in reducing dishonesty. We should care about our reputation as a school and church.

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u/pfknone 14d ago

Why? Our children are not taught to think for themselves anymore. Parents who make every decision for them or enable bad behaviors are the start of the problem, not the church.

Everyone has free agency. Humans will always take the easier path no matter what religion they are.

What is worse about BYUI is the shelter those kids have lived in their entire life. My daughter is there now and it infuriates here talking to them. She had to answer a discussion post about what you should do if you have a LGBTQ+ neighbor and all the responses were about bring them to church and "converting" them. She said she would invite him over for decorating tips and recipe swapping.

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u/kjonas697 13d ago

Your daughter sounds like an absolute gem. We shouldn't aim to convert people, we should aim to be someone's friends and let them choose for themselves. We live correct principles and invite others to do the same, but that doesn't mean shoving it down people's throats. Your daughter's response is ministering at its finest. Do it because you want to be their friend, not for an ulterior motive (no matter how righteous that motive may be). Make real friendships and let your light shine, then let the holy ghost do the rest if/when the people around you are willing.