Brown professor regrets take-home exam after suspecting dozens used AI to cheat
Brown University economics professor Roberto Serrano gave a take-home midterm for the first time in nearly 20 years due to student anxiety after a mass shooting on campus. He later regretted the decision, suspecting dozens of students used AI to cheat on the exam. Serrano criticized the university's response as "meek" and expressed concern about the erosion of academic integrity in the age of generative AI.
Key quotes
It was appropriate to allow students to take their exams at home.
Dozens of students in the class likely used artificial intelligence to cheat.
Brown University leaders' response to the alleged cheating incident has been 'meek.'
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