0:00A student asks a chatbot for a 2,000-word essay on the causes of the First World War. It arrives in eleven seconds.
0:08AI detectors score eight essays three times and give three different answers. “Detectors guess. Honest students get accused. Teachers are left unsure.”
0:14“A written essay can no longer prove who understands it.”
0:16“There is an older test. One you can’t outsource. Ask them.” Viva voce is Latin for “by the living voice”.
0:24Viva Voce AI: the oral examination, rebuilt for every classroom.
0:29Prepare. A student’s essay becomes twelve viva questions across comprehension, reasoning and ownership, each with a note on what to listen for.
0:41Conduct. The viva is recorded and transcribed while the teacher asks. They write a private observation and mark the answer as clear understanding.
0:54Conclude. The teacher chooses “Understanding demonstrated” and signs the viva record.
1:02“Not a detector. Not an AI verdict. A conversation, at scale. Stop guessing who wrote it. Find out who understands it.”
1:09Viva Voce AI. Know what they know.
Bring one piece of coursework and see the questions it produces.