Australian universities

Australian universities are increasingly using artificial intelligence to mark students' assignments, raising concerns about a so-called 'slop-cycle' in which AI grades work that may itself have been written partly by AI. Critics worry the practice could entrench machine-generated mediocrity and weaken academic standards, prompting debate among educators and students over transparency, fairness and the value of human judgement in assessment.

A growing number of Australian universities are using artificial intelligence to mark students' work, prompting concern that AI-marked assignments and AI-written submissions are feeding into each other. Critics warn of a 'slop-cycle', where automated assessment of automated work degrades educational quality and accountability, while institutions point to efficiency and workload pressures as reasons for adopting the technology.