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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

A student checking their grade only to find that she’s received a failing grade due to her work being flagged by an AI detector. Graphic created by Jessica Miller on Oct. 25.

AI detectors: A hypocritical and discriminatory practice

Jessica Miller, News Editor // November 29, 2024

It has become increasingly popular for professors and universities to use artificial intelligence detectors on student work to try and prevent students from using it to complete assignments. This is done...

Illustration of Gov. Gavin Newson signing a bill. Graphic made by Nadia Hill on Oct 9.

Governor Newsom signs Phone Free School Act, other technology-focused bills

Anthony Vasek, News Reporter // October 14, 2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3216 — known as the Phone-Free School Act — on Sept. 23.  This bill will require all California K-12 school districts, charter schools and county...

A graphic with a hand holding a phone displays texts from a human and an AI-generated chatbot. The graphic was created by Nadia Hill on April 22, 2024.

Pros and cons of artificial intelligence and online dating

Nadia Hill and Shane Aweeka // April 27, 2024

Pro By: Shane Aweeka You continue to try and reword the sentence. After nearly five minutes of making little headway, you capitulate and turn to ChatGPT. It's not cheating. The idea remains unaltered,...

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