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Re:Professor denounces mass AI fraud on an exam at Brown Uni... by derektank on Sunday June 28, 2026 @10:31PM (#48714131)
If the goal is to assess the ability of the student to produce a professional product, then why prevent them from using AI in the first place? The vast majority of professionals have access to AI nowadays?

Most curricula should probably feature both forms of assessment, demonstrating your knowledge of the basics in a closed book assessment and your ability to produce high quality final products using all resources available to you in take home assignments.

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Re:Professor denounces mass AI fraud on an exam at Brown Uni... by Espressosaurus on Monday June 29, 2026 @03:15AM (#48715880)
It's not JUST about output, it's also about learning. The output is a way to measure the learning, it's not important of itself except as a reflection of the student's mastery of the curriculum.

You're thinking of the output as the goal rather than as the means to an end.

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Re:Professor denounces mass AI fraud on an exam at Brown Uni... by derektank on Monday June 29, 2026 @08:39AM (#48718495)
No, I’m not? As I said, you should assess whether people know the basics (I.e. are they learning) by testing without AI tools available. However, I believe you need to learn how to employ AI tools, just as you need to learn how to use a word processor. And the best way to do that is through experience.
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