University uses AI to hunt cheaters, but ends up framing innocent students instead. Digital witch hunt sparks outrage

According to an ABC report, Australian Catholic University (ACU) falsely accused several students of cheating after relying on flawed AI detection software. The system, used to catch AI-assisted assignments, flagged many legitimate submissions, leaving students facing withheld results and career setbacks. ACU later abandoned the unreliable AI tool, acknowledging procedural delays as the controversy reignited debates over ethics and accuracy in AI-driven academic policing.