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UC Berkeley Professor Stops Grading Homework for Correctness Over Student AI Use

A UC Berkeley mathematician said widespread student use of artificial intelligence led him to grade homework only on completion.

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  • Richard Borcherds, a mathematician at the University of California, Berkeley, said he has stopped grading homework for correctness.
  • Borcherds said student use of AI for homework is now widespread.
  • Borcherds said grading for correctness adds an incentive for students to use AI and penalizes students for honesty.
  • Borcherds said he now grades homework based on whether it was completed rather than whether answers are correct.
  • Borcherds said there is no easy way to tell the difference between human and AI generated work.
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Says AI use makes grading homework pointless

The Daily Wire: Liberal College Professor Gives Up Grading Homework After Catching On To Student Trend

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The Daily Wire reports that a Berkeley professor stopped grading homework for accuracy because widespread AI use penalizes honest students and wastes instructors' time.

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Says professor abandoned grading over AI abuse

Breitbart (Politics): 'No Point': UC Berkeley Professor Abandons Grading Students' Homework Due to Overuse of AI

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Breitbart reports that a UC Berkeley professor stopped grading assignments after students abused AI for top scores and warned AI may soon outperform human mathematicians.

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Calls homework grading outmoded by AI

ZeroHedge: 'No Point': UC Berkeley Math Professor Quits Grading Homework Over Student AI Use
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ZeroHedge reports that a Berkeley math professor quit grading homework for correctness because AI can solve problems better than many students, making it impossible to distinguish real knowledge from chatbot output.

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