A Massachusetts student was punished for his use of AI on an assignment.izusek/Getty ImagesParents in Massachusetts are suing a school over their son being punished for using AI.The parents say their high-achieving son only used AI to help prepare a paper, not to write it.A law professor told BI that the use of AI tools in assignments is now "virtually entrenched."The parents of a Massachusetts teenager are suing his high school, claiming their son was unfairly punished for using AI, as educators grapple with how to handle the widespread use of AI.According to a 2023 survey conducted by Study.com, which interviewed 203 K-12 teachers, 26% of those surveyed said they'd caught a student cheating using ChatGPT.Ryan Abbott, a professor of law at the University of Surrey, whose work focuses on AI, said that AI use by students is "common even when prohibited," and is hard to accurately detect.