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Re:Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills ... by HanayamaTriplet on Thursday June 04, 2026 @01:42AM (#48394476)
If it's a lagging effect, then why is the year-over-year spike in failure rates happening not just in 1st/2nd year classes, but also in a 3rd/4th year class at the same time?
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Re:Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills ... by lelanthran on Thursday June 04, 2026 @03:35AM (#48395397)
Entrance tests predict academic success , not 1st year success.

"Failure to complete the qualification" is the prediction.

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Re:Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills ... by sfink on Thursday June 04, 2026 @09:26AM (#48398333)
Good point. I'm inclined to think it's because of a quality threshold in chatbots.
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