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Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50%
Ars Technica • • business
Key Points:
- A scandal at Brown University reveals widespread cheating with AI among students in an economics course, with unusually high midterm scores raising suspicion.
- Professor Roberto Serrano noticed suspiciously high average scores (96/100) and perfect scores by many students on a difficult take-home midterm exam, prompting him to require an in-person final exam.
- The final exam scores plummeted to an average of 48, and many top midterm scorers dropped the course or skipped the final, strongly indicating cheating on the midterm.
- Serrano, who is blind and known for his rigorous standards, expressed shock at the extent of cheating and its impact on students' actual learning.
- Brown University is currently addressing challenges related to generative AI in education, reflecting broader concerns about academic integrity and AI use.
