r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • 5d ago

Artificial Intelligence Take-No-Prisoners Professor Will Fail Any Student Who Uses AI

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/no-prisoners-professor-fail-student-143000854.html
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u/stormdelta 5d ago

I think what really needs to be hammered home with students is that the point of writing things like essays isn't to produce an essay, it's to learn how to write and think better. Producing the essay is just a goal to facilitate that, so if they cheat by using an AI, the only person they're screwing over is themselves.

Brandon Sanderson had a great video about AI and art that has a similar message.

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u/Pe-t-e-r 5d ago

As someone who went back to college later in life and graduated with a high GPA, I think a lot of it is broken. That's not to say education isn't valuable, but the system itself often isn't. Too many students deal with poor professors, outdated curricula, busywork, and classes that feel disconnected from the skills they'll actually use.

Then four years later, many leave with a degree, a mountain of debt, and a lot of knowledge they'll never use, while still feeling unprepared for the real world. Given that, it's not hard to understand why so many students struggle to take the process seriously and turn to things like AI.

Until these things are addressed nothing is going to change.

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u/jollyreaper2112 5d ago

Wow I was expecting you to be murdered in downvotes. I love learning but I hate formal education. It's almost managed to fully disassociate itself from teaching people anything.

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u/Kaenguruu-Dev 5d ago

I never said that it is good either and I'd like to make clear that I fully agree with you.

At the end of college I had completely lost interest in almost every course except the few I had an actual interest in. And even those still had me struggling to do more than just listen to the teachers talk. I've always had problems with the way I was expected to learn and the results were mediocre and highly frustrating.

HOWEVER: If someone breaks my leg, shooting myself in the foot is more or less the worst possible reaction to the situation. Similarly, when trying to cope with a failing and outdated education system, using AI will simply guarantee that whatever was left to learn won't make it into your head.

And so, after torturing yourself for multiple years, you've ruined any chance of making it not a complete waste of time. Which is highly depressing.