GoKawiilCNET opinion piece: educators say AI use is upending homework and grading
A former journalism professor writing for CNET describes how AI chatbots like ChatGPT have made grading homework nearly impossible, citing a UC Berkeley math professor who has stopped grading assignments because students rely on AI. The author recounts struggling to detect AI-generated writing in advanced communications courses and noting that students could pass most assignments with AI help, only faltering on tasks like live presentations that AI couldn't complete for them.
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The piece suggests that widespread AI use may be eroding traditional methods of assessing student learning, pushing educators toward assignment formats that are harder to outsource, such as oral exams or in-class work. It implies, through the professors' experiences, that current detection tools are inadequate, which could accelerate broader changes in how universities structure coursework and evaluate mastery.
- A UC Berkeley math professor has stopped grading homework due to pervasive AI use.
- A CNET contributor's own teaching experience mirrors this, citing extensive AI-aided cheating in writing assignments.
- Non-AI-proof tasks like oral presentations reportedly reveal gaps in actual student understanding.
Source: cnet.com — Rachel Kane, 2026-10-26
Published there as: “AI Killed the Homework Era”
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