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California’s public colleges and universities are spending millions on high-tech solutions to catch plagiarism and artificial intelligence (AI) misuse, but mounting evidence reveals these investments may be rife with technological blind spots, privacy risks, and questionable educational value. As higher education worldwide faces a new era of “AI arms race,” the experience of the California system demonstrates how quick fixes may fall short, fueling new debates that resonate in classrooms from Bangkok to Berkeley.