Brown Professor Alleges AI Cheating in Take-Home Midterm, Shifts Final to In-Person
TL;DR
Brown University economics professor Roberto Serrano suspects a majority of students in his take-home midterm used AI to cheat, prompting him to make the final exam in-person; the midterm averaged about 96% while the final averaged 48.6%, leading to dozens dropping the course or failing. Brown’s handling of the case, including a Standing Committee on the Academic Code and a campus GenAI in teaching and learning initiative, has drawn criticism and highlighted broader questions about AI, detection, and policy in higher education.
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