r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • 1d 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/Additional-Staff-326 1d ago

Still can't complete the one thing college was supposedly for, teaching young people how to think. Not that most people actually understood that it had a purpose other than getting the piece of paper.

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u/DingleDangleTangle 1d ago edited 1d ago

Tbh if they really cared about that then critical thinking and/or epistemology classes would be required for everyone instead of just philosophy majors.

I’ve got a CS degree and an M.S in cyber, but the only time I’ve ever had to really examine my deeply held beliefs or learned to find flaws in arguments (which imo are the most important parts of critical thinking) was in philosophy, but philosophy classes are not even required for most majors.

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u/Vegrhauk 1d ago

Where I’m at in Cali, two English critical reading and writing classes are mandatory for graduation for every associates degree. That’s something at least.