I do pretty well in school, (if it matters, I am in Junior highschool) and I’m trying my best to keep my grades as good as they are right now, and I have a classmate named Braxton (lets just say his name IS braxton), but I am paired up with him for Science, and this is a high graded product task essay where we have to write about the difference between Photo synthesis and Cellular reproduction (if that matters)
I got the Cellular reproduction part and he got the Photosynthesis, and I kept reminding him to do his part, and he keeps saying that he will but whenever I check, he hasn’t updated our file. And on the final day before the day of the submission, I told him if he wouldn’t do it, then I’d report him for having no contribution whatsoever.
And so the next day, he finally updated the file, but he forgot to delete the AI generation text above, and so during homeroom, I got mad at him and forced him to write his own report or I won’t let us submit, and didn’t take no for an answer. (Note: I think I was being an asshole here because I think I was being too mean and practically forced him to write it) (note 2: I also think I was the asshole because i did this infront of our classmates and embarrassed him)
And then eventually he finished 2 days later and we submitted late giving us a slight deduction in our score.
Maybe I should’ve just accepted the ai essay, instead of threatening him and getting mad, and I also made us late in submitting…so AITA?
I believe that if teachers caught him using AI, your contribution would lose its credibility too. So NTA.
Nah you have him multiple chances and he still didn’t do anything and expected AI to solve it
NTA. It doesn’t get better, I just went through this same situation and I’m almost done with my undergrad. 3 adult women, all doing last minute work, all using obvious AI slop for our assignments. Using AI slop would be in violation of your academic integrity policy and could get you expelled or otherwise disciplined depending on the school. Never feel bad for advocating for yourself.
NTA at all … Better to take a slight reduction than a 0 for using AI.
NTA.
It’s never too early to help someone learn how to do things the right way.
NTA. If he is embarrassed then he should be. You just called out his lazy behaviour and he isn’t used to that.
NTA. Could you submit yours and tell the teacher your partner doesn’t do his part and ask not to paired with him in the future?
NTA. He won’t realize it yet, but you did him a service here.
I really hope enough people in this next generation give a shit, pmg🙄😒
You didn’t make him late. He made both of you late. Even worse, he risked both of you getting a failing grade and a charge of academic dishonesty on you record.
You only had two options to protect your own grade and academic record: either report him to the professor immediately (before the deadline) or make him rewrite under supervision. Out of those two, you picked the option that benefited him most and that actually cost you part of your grade. There were no other options. Let him rewrite at home? You knew he couldn’t be trusted to do that and that he would put you at risk again.
NTA This guy not only let you and the rest of the group down, knowing full well that would impact you too, he lazily used AI in a way that could get himself and all of you into serious trouble. He deserves more than embarrassment.
He is the one who imposed on you, and you having to take him task was necessary to fend off the greater damage that he would otherwise have caused to you and the others. I’m sure you weren’t doing that for fun. He is the one who left you feeling stressed and uncomfortable. Making sure he didn’t feel uncomfortable in the process was not the highest priority here. He felt embarrassed? Good. You don’t always have to leave people feeling happy. Sometimes the best result you can get is the one which leaves one person with a sore butt that has been kicked.
NTA. If your school is anything like my kiddo’s, AI use is severely frowned upon, usually involves some form of suspension, and in some cases means failing the class.
If you were at uni, same thing.
Using AI is the same as copying someone else’s work and passing it off as your own. You needed to get that out of your assignment.
Next time this happens – a group mate making you miss the due date – go talk to your teacher by yourself and ask for their advice. Not necessarily because you want to get them busted, but coz you worked hard and tried to get the group thing going and you don’t want a failing grade. This is the best way to protect yourself in these situations.
NTA
you should have handed in your part alone, and told the professor his part weas not ready. And you could have asked to be graded separately.