AI TAKES OVER HOMEWORK: UC Berkeley Professor Stops Grading Answers Because Students Are Using ChatGPT

A renowned UC Berkeley mathematics professor has stopped grading homework based on whether answers are correct, saying artificial intelligence has made traditional assignments virtually meaningless. Richard Borcherds, who won the prestigious Fields Medal in 1998, says students are increasingly relying on AI to complete their work, making it nearly impossible to distinguish genuine effort from computer-generated answers. “Grading for correctness just adds a huge incentive for them to use AI for homework instead of doing it themselves, and penalizes students for honesty,” Borcherds told The California Post. Instead, he now awards homework credit primarily for completion and bases grades largely on supervised, in-person exams where electronic devices are prohibited.