AI cheating has evolved. It's no longer just students copying answers from ChatGPT in another browser tab. A new generation of AI Agents can browse the web, understand questions, complete multi-step tasks, and interact with learning platforms almost like a real person. They don't simply generate text; they can actively assist throughout an assessment, making them one of the fastest-growing challenges for academic integrity. Today, we're excited to announce one of Quilgo's biggest integrity updates yet:
Quilgo now detects AI Agent activity. AI Agent Detection is now available for Quilgo Platform, Moodle™ Proctoring by Quilgo, and Quilgo Forms & Proctoring for Google Classroom™, helping educators identify emerging forms of AI-assisted cheating before they become the new normal.
No additional configuration is required. Detection results will appear automatically within your assessment reports.
What are AI Agents?
AI agents are autonomous systems designed to perform tasks on users' behalf. Unlike traditional chatbots that respond only when prompted, AI agents can observe what is happening on the screen, reason through problems, navigate websites, utilise browser features, and execute complex workflows with minimal human input.
As AI-powered browsers and assistant technologies gain popularity, students no longer need to paste questions into an AI chatbot. Instead, AI can actively engage during assessments, making academic misconduct more sophisticated and significantly harder to detect. This is not a future concern; it is happening now.
Why traditional monitoring is no longer enough
Most assessment tools were designed to identify behaviours associated with traditional cheating, such as switching tabs, opening additional windows, copying and pasting, or showing suspicious browser activity. However, AI agents change the landscape. They are designed to integrate seamlessly into the user’s workflow, making their actions much less noticeable than conventional AI assistance. As these technologies become more widely used, institutions need to understand a new category of integrity risks.
Quilgo helps you stay ahead
Quilgo's AI Agent Detection feature identifies assessment sessions where AI assistance may have been involved. Rather than relying on a single indicator, Quilgo analyses a variety of behavioural signals during the assessment to recognise patterns consistent with AI-supported activity.
When AI usage is suspected, educators will find specific indicators in their Quilgo reports, offering an additional valuable insight for the review process.
Designed for Today’s AI and Tomorrow’s
The AI ecosystem evolves at an incredible pace. New AI browsers, autonomous assistants, and automated workflows are introduced almost every month. For security reasons, we do not publicly disclose which AI agents or detection techniques we support.
What we can share is this: Quilgo detects the vast majority of AI agent solutions currently available on the market, and our detection capabilities continue to evolve in line with emerging technologies.
The future of academic integrity begins now
AI is revolutionising education, and assessment security must evolve alongside it. Quilgo is addressing one of the most significant emerging threats to assessment integrity with its AI Agent Detection. This is not just another feature; it represents the next generation of assessment security.
