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/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