Tony Feng is a mathematics professor at UC Berkeley, and he tells us: « In the past, the path to a math Ph.D. cultivated resilience, resourcefulness, critical thinking, and a healthy skepticism (…) but suddenly you can produce a passable Ph.D. thesis with the push of a button. » Obviously, it is not just in mathematics. Obviously. Want to write a PhD in sociology, education, computer science, or m...

Of 22 paper submissions reviewed from NeurIPS, WACV, and TerraBytes, 15 (68%) included fabricated citations, fake author lists, or content generated by language models that displayed hallucinated technical jargon and irrelevant citations. This phenomenon is referred to as being in the "slop trenches," indicating challenges in handling low-quality AI-generated outputs.

A professor at Alcorn State University used a hidden white font in an assignment prompt to instruct AI to generate irrelevant responses. This method successfully identified 32 students who attempted to cheat on their midterm exam.

Brown University students experienced a 50% drop in final exam scores after a professor mandated in-person testing due to suspicions of AI-assisted cheating. The situation highlights the prevalence of academic dishonesty among high-achieving students under pressure.

Roberto Serrano, a professor at Brown University, claims to have overwhelming evidence of widespread cheating using AI among his students. He emphasizes the need for a thorough discussion on the implications of AI technology for academic integrity in higher education.

Étienne Klein, a prominent French physicist and science communicator, has lost his doctorate after a 20-month investigation revealed plagiarism in his Ph.D. thesis. Klein has faced plagiarism accusations in his popular science writing since 2016.

All in-person examinations at Princeton will be proctored starting July 1, marking the first significant change to the honor system since its establishment in 1893. This decision was made after a faculty vote requiring instructor supervision, with only one opposing vote.