Trish Everett

Student advocacy coordinator discusses AI and academic integrity at SFU

By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The Peak recently spoke with Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) student advocacy coordinator Trish Everett on how SFU has approached the issue of inappropriate artificial intelligence (AI) usage in classes. As advocacy coordinator, Everett helps students maneuver withdrawals from extenuating circumstances and through academic integrity hearings. These occur when a student has been accused of academic misconduct or dishonesty. “My role is to start on the student’s side and help them do what’s in their best interest,” said Everett. “Oftentimes that’s helping them understand how to navigate through existing processes.”  SFU states that while AI…

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