Danish high school students cheated so extensively with artificial intelligence that the government had to step in

The Danish government is tightening school rules because AI-assisted cheating has become a serious problem among secondary-school students. From now on, students aged 16–19 will have to orally defend major written assignments, making it harder to submit AI-generated work they cannot explain themselves. Schools will also assign more work under supervised, in-school conditions and use computer monitoring and network filters during exams. The article also notes that Sweden has seen a 688% increase in students being warned or suspended for unauthorized AI use between 2023 and 2025. The broader message is that AI can be useful in education, but it should not replace basic skills such as writing, reading, numeracy, and critical thinking. It’s not enough that TikTok and the likes are making kids dumb; now AI is making them even dumber. But sure, let’s keep pushing all this digitalisation and AI stuff at home. Little by little, AI is learning instead of the kids. Soon, you won’t even need to…