'Online exams are now a waste of time': Top UC Berkeley professor calls time on homework grades as students are increasingly cheating using AI

UC Berkeley professor Richard Borcherds stopped grading homework after students used AI to complete assignments. Since the university found AI detectors unreliable, he switched all grading to in-person exams held without electronic devices. This practice replaces unmonitored online assessments with strictly device-free evaluations.

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