What happened
High-achieving senior students at Cambridge High School and Pukekohe High School were accused of AI cheating and failed on internal assessments after AI-detection tools flagged their work, in one reported case flagging advanced vocabulary as too sophisticated to be a student's own writing. Parents and the students disputed the accusations, and educational-technology and university experts warned the detection tools are "not infallible" and carry legal risk when relied on. At least one grade was appealed through a school complaints procedure.