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College profs go gloriously old school to fight disturbing new trend sweeping schools

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CA Post Editorial Board. (2026, October 26). College profs go gloriously old school to fight disturbing new trend sweeping schools. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/26/opinion/college-profs-go-old-school-to-fight-disturbing-trend-sweeping-schools/

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A math professor at UC Berkeley, who won the Fields Medal in 1998, is responding to students using AI to complete online exams by reverting to traditional teaching methods that encourage genuine learning. The article highlights the concern that increased use of AI tools during tests has led to higher average scores but potentially less actual understanding among students. It emphasizes the importance of developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills independently rather than relying on technology to generate answers.

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Richard Borcherds, a renowned mathematician and Fields Medal winner from UC Berkeley, has changed his grading methods due to widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) in student work. Starting in Fall 2026, he bases students' grades primarily on in-person exams that prohibit the use of electronic devices. This shift comes after Borcherds stopped grading homework for correctness, citing the difficulty in distinguishing between AI-generated and human submissions. According to The California Post, Borcherds noted that online exam scores have increased significantly but are now considered unreliable as many students rely on AI for answers.

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“Online exams are now a waste of time as several students just use AI to answer the questions,” the math professor said. asserted

professor → use → questions

“I notice the average score increases a lot in online exams.” asserted

score → notice → exams

That certainly adds up: As AI has grown more prevalent and students (and others) have learned how to use it, it’s become easy, and tempting, to outsource the hard work of thinking. asserted

it → add → thinking

That temptation can be especially strong in college, where students feel the pressure to compete with others who embrace AI along with the pressure to earn high grades. asserted

who → feel → grades

So it’s good to see professors like Borcherds, who won the Fields Medal in 1998, install guardrails to help ensure genuine classroom learning. asserted

who → ’ → learning

Students still benefit from working out math (and other) problems on their own. asserted

Students → benefit → own

That’s how they acquire real-world skills, learn to actually derive the correct answers and develop the critical-thinking skills that are transferable to virtually all aspects of life. asserted

that → ’ → life

What if at some point AI’s not around to spit out an answer? asserted

AI → ’ → answer

Or what if the answer’s amiss and a deadline looms? asserted

deadline → ’ → ?

Students — and all people — should be able to think on their own. asserted

Students → think → own

In fact, all humans benefit from taking the time to learn the material, rather than plugging variables into a computer and then regurgitating the answer in a report or on a test. asserted

humans → benefit → test

Grasping the value of the learning process, even in a world of AI, is itself a worthy lesson. asserted

Grasping → grasp → AI

Yes, there’s a role for AI in life, work, play and even school, and it’s amazing to see the technology noodle, with some success already, some longstanding puzzles in math, science and medicine. asserted

technology → ’ → math

But as a society, we must ensure that the rise of AI does not mean the decline of the human brain. asserted

rise → ensure → brain

Toward that end, universities — whose traditional mission is teaching students how (not what) to think — have a key role to play. asserted

mission → teach → role

It’s true: Just because AI can do the work for you, doesn’t mean it should. asserted

it → ’ → you

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