Source
Forbes
Summary
Aviva Legatt warns that “agentic AI browsers” — tools able to log in, navigate, and complete tasks inside learning platforms — pose immediate risks to education. Unlike text-only AI, these can impersonate students or instructors, complete quizzes, grade assignments, and even bypass security like two-factor authentication. This creates threats not just of cheating but of data breaches and compliance failures under U.S. federal law. Faculty report “vaporised learning” when agents replace the effort needed to learn. Legatt urges institutions to block such browsers now, redesign assessments to resist automation, and treat agentic AI as an enterprise-level governance and security issue.
Key Points
- Agentic browsers automate LMS tasks: logging in, completing quizzes, grading, posting feedback.
- Risks extend beyond cheating to credential theft, data compromise, and federal compliance breaches.
- Experiments show guardrails are easily bypassed, allowing unauthorised access and impersonation.
- Faculty adapt by shifting to oral defences, handwritten tasks, and requiring drafts/reflections.
- Recommended response: block tools, redesign assessments, embed governance, invest in AI literacy.
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