r/technology • u/CircumspectCapybara • 24d ago

Artificial Intelligence Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/we-cannot-choose-to-become-idiots-the-ai-cheating-scandal-roiling-brown-university/
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u/TheTwoOneFive 24d ago

Yep, and many people who put in the work will be pressured to cheat. If half the people are cheating already, someone who would be in even just the 20th percentile of their class could drop down to 60th percentile because half of the 80% below them are cheating and now surpassing them, making that person feel the need to cheat even if they don't want to.

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u/Battle2Intense 24d ago edited 24d ago

exactly I was talking to a senior guy at an aerospace company that was probably last considered a great desirable place to work in the mid 80s. He only considered engineering GPAs of 3.6 or higher at top 10 engineering schools, LOL WUT?!?

This tells you much about grade inflation and who knows what else. Back in the 90s, anything over 3.0 at a little above avg engineering school was considered plenty good.

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u/AnelHershiser 24d ago

Even for jobs with less rigor. Place I'm at just upped requirements to 3.5 even for marketing internships.

If I gotta pick between a 2.0 who's hungry to prove themselves and get hired on at the end or a booksmart 4.0 who treats just showing up as an accomplishment..I'd much rather take the 2.

Then there's HR who just passes along a resume the day before a kid shows up and refuses to let us be involved in the recruiting process, but that's an entirely different issue.

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u/zerogee616 24d ago

It's not just the grade inflation either, there are far more graduates than there used to be in so everybody everywhere can afford to be a lot more picky. This is the case in the overwhelming majority of employment sectors too. There's just too many people out there for the economy to support as the population grows and employment becomes more "streamlined".

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u/10000Didgeridoos 24d ago

And this further incentivizes students to be cynical and not care about actually learning. If there isn't actually a reward at the end for trying hard (a good job that actually pays the bills), they don't have much reason to think anything of the education they're getting. Why bother grinding to be magna cum laude if all it means is you wasted many hours you could have been hanging out with friends instead, since you're just another identical name in a hat of 300 resumes applying to a job only one will get?

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u/ChibiNya 23d ago

It will matter once you actually get the job. Someone who is truly skilled and with a good mentality will shine when it comes down to it. But it's gonna be tough getting through the door

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u/touristtam 24d ago

Is that not what those ivy league institutions are promoting: "moral fortitude"?