Student Contests Collapse Over AI

A national Australian student videogame competition was cancelled because organizers and researchers say generative AI made it impossible to tell which works were student‑authored. The decision — confirmed by the Australian Council for Educational Research — highlights a practical breakdown of assessment and adjudication when entry provenance cannot be established. — If reproducible, contest cancellations signal a broader policy and pedagogical problem: how to assess, credential, and incentivize student learning in an era when generative tools can produce finished products.