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UC Berkeley professor calls time on homework grades as students are increasingly cheating using AI
Berkeley professor Richard Borcherds says he no longer grades homework The renowned mathematician stated that it is amost impossible to spot a human written submission among those created with AI Grading in Borcherds’ classes are now conducted with in-person exams, completed without resorting to electronic devices Professor Richard Borcherds of the University of California, Berkeley, has revealed he has abandoned grading homework for his math students. The decision appears to have been made following an improvement in AI-produced homework, which has left educators unable to spot human-penned submissions from those completed using AI. British-born Borcherds – whose award-winning work includes infinite-dimensional algebras and is currently researching quantum field theory – has determined that his students will be assessed using traditional exams, without reliance on electronic devices. The decision follows Berkeley’s previous evaluation of AI detection software that it found was unreliable, and prompted the university to allow professors to formulate their own AI policies within the course syllabus. "Grading for correctness" AI has changed the game as far as educators are concerned. While some appear content to let students submit work produced however they see fit, others are taking a more determined approach. Professor Borcherds has clearly seen a change
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Kennedy High School ‘Golden Era’ Basketball Players Honor Former Coach
Decades after the girls’ basketball program at John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills cemented its place in school history by winning multiple league titles and city championships over nearly a decade, six former players got together to honor their former coach Craig Raub. “I wanted him to...
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Listen to the music: Top high schools regale Pleasanton at 52nd Foothill Band Review
More than 30 of the best high school marching bands (and a couple middle schools) in Northern California converged in Pleasanton on Saturday for the 52nd annual Foothill Band Review, performing in a morning parade down Main Street that sent musical notes soaring throughout downtown and beyond. More than half of the groups moved over to the Foothill High School Stadium that afternoon and evening for the field competition.
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Harvard Senior Alexandra Bastone to Graduate in December, Transfer to Cal in January
Alexandra Bastone, who set Harvard program records in the 500/1000/1650 free as a sophomore, will transfer to Cal in January with 2 seasons of eligibility. Archive photo via Ivy League. Harvard senior Alexandra Bastone has announced that she plans to graduate a semester early and enroll at the University of...
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UC Berkeley sued by former employee for alleged LGBTQ+ and racial discrimination
A former UC Berkeley health center employee is suing the UC system after allegedly facing abuse by his supervisor because of his sexual orientation and ethnic background, as well as his subsequent termination. The complaint was filed by Armando Hugo Flores Cortes, who worked as a medical assistant at the...