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Students and AI: cheating, learning, or both?

Universities are moving from bans to guidance. Students say the rules are still unclear.

Humanopia Editorial Team · Sep 13, 2026 · 1 min read

Independent researchers were quick to test the claims. Early results broadly match what the company said, with the usual caveat: benchmarks measure narrow skills, and real work is messier than a test set.

Regulators have not commented yet. In the EU, new obligations for general-purpose models mean that documentation like this is now expected rather than optional.

The bigger picture

Privacy groups asked how the new data will be stored and for how long. The company says customer data is not used for training by default on business plans. Consumer plans have a setting that you should check.

  • API access at a separate price
  • Rolling out region by region
  • Independent tests are still limited
  • Admin controls for business accounts

What happened

For most readers, the change will be gradual. Paid users get access first, then the feature moves to free plans over the following weeks. Businesses usually wait for admin controls before they switch anything on.

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