Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%
date linked: 8 July 2026
source: link to article, from arstechnica.com
For my entire career, I have resisted demonizing students and have sincerely believed in the need to adapt assessment to context rather than police student behavior. Yet, this kind of thing is untenable:
Eighteen students suddenly dropped the course, while nine others didn’t even attend the final exam. Of those 27 students, El País noted, “22 had scored a perfect 100 in the midterm exam.”
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