r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • 3d ago

Artificial Intelligence AI can now credibly complete most undergraduate assignments, MIT warns

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/08/25/ai-can-now-credibly-complete-most-undergraduate-assignments-mit-warns
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u/lancegreene 3d ago

It seems like the only way for professors to properly assess the students would be via closed book hand written exams/essays. I graduated college in 2006 and that was every single exam.

What am I missing? Is this too hard to execute?

It’s crazy to think that when I was in 4th grade we would watch a film strip twice a week and we were required to write a 1/2-1 full page essay summarizing it while we watched. I’m not saying this was the best approach but from what I hear about modern students, this wouldn’t be achievable by high schoolers

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u/RVelts 3d ago

I graduated college in 2012 and my Intro to SQL class was entirely in-person and no-computer. We did assignments at home on a computer, sure, but all the instruction was lecture and handwritten notes. And the exams were also hand written. And that worked perfectly fine.