The Danish government has announced immediate measures to limit cheating with artificial intelligence (AI) in secondary schools: from now on, students will be required to orally defend written essays they completed at home so that schools can detect work produced with AI.
According to The Guardian, authorities will also encourage schools to have students complete written assignments in school under supervised conditions rather than at home. In addition, the ministry will make it mandatory to monitor computer use during written exams and will restrict the content accessible to students during those assessments.
The Ministry of Education says these steps will allow schools to more closely track student work and assess performance more accurately. The government also plans to create clear rules about when students are prohibited from using AI and to develop a comprehensive national AI strategy for education.
International context and statistics
The report notes that AI poses growing challenges for education worldwide. In Sweden, for example, the number of students caught using AI in situations where it was not permitted increased by 688 percent between 2023 and 2025. Lotta Edholm, Sweden’s Minister for Education, said there is "no reason to turn a blind eye to cheating students. Cheating is completely unacceptable, regardless of the form it takes."
Related development in Hungary
The source also mentions that Hungary introduced AI instruction earlier this year: from the second half of the 2025–2026 school year, every ninth-grade student in vocational schools will study artificial intelligence as a separate subject.
Overall, the Danish measures aim to strengthen oversight of student work and preserve the integrity of assessment amid rising AI use in schools.
