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AI Cheating Exposed in Econ Class | Providence News
A Brown University professor uncovered a shocking AI cheating scandal in his advanced economics class—enrollment spiked to 86, midterms averaged 96 with 40 perfect scores, and when the final was held in person, grades crashed to 48, 19 students failed, and some handed in blank exams. After testing AI tools and finding eerie matches to student answers, he concluded AI was enabling widespread cheating. He’s now calling for clear AI policies in education, warning that while AI is powerful, it threatens academic integrity when misused. Brown University is responding with new courses, guidelines…
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