Tag: Coursera
-
AI Ethics in Education: Comet Coursera Moment Sparks Debate
The Comet Moment: When AI Meets Online Education A short video on social media sparked a surprisingly intense discussion about AI, learning, and integrity. An X user named Amrit Nigam, who describes himself as a web developer, posted a 16‑second clip showing Perplexity AI’s Comet browser tackling a Coursera assignment with a single prompt: “Complete…
-
When AI Helps You Finish Coursera, The CEO Says: Don’t Do This
AI, Education, and the Morality of Automation The internet has another high-profile moment in the ongoing debate over artificial intelligence, learning, and integrity. A web developer’s boast about finishing a Coursera course with the help of Comet, Perplexity AI’s advanced browser, drew a stark warning from Aravind Srinivas, the company’s CEO. What began as a…
-
AI Ethics Alert: Don’t Let Comet Complete Coursera Courses
What happened with Perplexity Comet and Coursera? A web developer shared a short video on X showing Perplexity AI’s Comet browser solving a Coursera assignment in seconds with the prompt, “Complete the assignment.” The clip appeared to demonstrate 12 questions completed automatically, suggesting the user could claim credit for a course they hadn’t personally worked…