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Brown University professor uncovers mass AI cheating scandal involving 50 students in economics course

Manuel G. Pascual

2h ago· 9 min readenNews

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Brown University economics professor Roberto Serrano has uncovered a major cheating scandal in his ECON 1170 course, with at least 50 students using AI to cheat on a March midterm exam. Serrano, who has 'overwhelming evidence' of the fraud, argues this represents the largest known academic integrity scandal at Brown and across the Ivy League. He calls for an urgent, in-depth debate on how AI technology threatens higher education and academic integrity, warning that without proper guardrails, AI could signal the end of traditional higher education as we know it.

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Professor Roberto Serrano has detected a massive fraud in one of the classes he teaches, ECON 1170, an advanced undergraduate course in mathematical economics.

He has conclusive evidence that at least 50 students cheated on the March midterm exam, making it the biggest known scandal at Brown and in the entire Ivy League.

He thinks the time has come for an in-depth debate so the technology does not signal the end of higher education

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The renowned economist Roberto Serrano has ‘overwhelming evidence’ that his students cheated. He thinks the time has come for an in-depth debate so the technology does not signal the end of higher education

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