There are many labs out there trying to make robots “think like we do” – that is: problem solve. Couple that with the following question: who is smarter, the person that knows the info or the person who learns how to find out the info? Granted, some “rote” materials like the multiplication table need to be learned to move on in higher learning, but at some point problem solving “kicks in”. So then, what do you get? You get people that will do whatever it takes to get what they want. Without the long arm of the law to keep things in check, asking people to be nice is ineffective in the long run. The “fix” is to make information available at no cost so there is no incentive to cheat any longer. That in part is why open-source works, because of the work collective. It’s to the benefit of all to work in collaboration. What would this world look like if Einstein had “patented” the theory of relativity? It seems that most of the time the folks trying to make a buck bring on their own troubles by being short sighted by how they go about making that buck. Please don’t misconstrue my comments into saying that no one anywhere should make money off of their work. I work hard and expect to be rewarded for that hard work. But even this exchange of ideas between us should not be “sold” for profit, as it is the free exchange of information. If the testing companies are trying to train users then the information ought to be free. If it is to make money by limiting this resource to only those that can afford to pay, then the quest for knowledge will make people do what they can to get the information. Why are we surprised when they do?

Data is not information.
Information is not knowledge.
Knowledge is not wisdom. – Anonymous