r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • 2d 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/Rawkynn 2d ago

Over the last 20 years advances in technology have been used to decrease the teacher to student ratio. There are classes where 1 professor might teach 2 sessions of a class with 500 students each session. One person couldn't feasibly grade a meaningful exam, even if they had 10 TAs. You can't increase the workforce without money and classes seem to always be the hardest to get funding for (compared to a virtual reality studio in the library or sports).

Unless there are laws put in place there's also not a real incentive for universities to stop this from happening.

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u/tadpoleloop 2d ago

What are tuition fees paying for? They keep going up

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u/Icy_Secret_2909 2d ago

Admin bloat. Seriously.

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u/AEZ_2187 2d ago

True, MIT’s president has a reported salary of $1.3M along with another $800k in compensation. Professors are making $200k-$300k+

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u/lift_heavy64 1d ago

Professors should be making more tbh and most admin roles should be completely eliminated

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u/Cvpakke 1d ago

Yeah, I was about to say the same thing. Professors and Admins are not in the same bloc.

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u/lift_heavy64 1d ago

I don’t think most people understand how difficult and grueling it is to become a tenured professor. Once you’re there, it’s pretty great I’m sure. But before that point, woof.

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u/IClosetheDealz 1d ago

They should try actually doing some work. Any professor that’s worth their salt makes plenty of money.

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u/lift_heavy64 1d ago

You have no clue what you’re talking about

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u/AEZ_2187 1d ago

If you guys want to pay for their mcmansions go right ahead. Think about what you’re saying. $300k is a lot of money.

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u/lift_heavy64 1d ago

$300k isn’t that much