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"We cannot choose to become idiots": The AI cheating scandal roiling Brown University
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AI cheating leads to a failed society, professor says.
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Off The Press
· Jul 9, 2026
Brown professor says take-home exam revealed AI-assisted cheating scandal
A Brown University economics professor says a take-home exam intended to accommodate students traumatized by a campus tragedy instead exposed what he believes is one of the largest artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted cheating scandals in Ivy League history. According to Inside Higher Ed, Brown economics professor Roberto Serrano said he became convinced that widespread AI use []...Click to read more
The Hechinger Report
· Jul 9, 2026
OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites
The students booing artificial intelligence at commencements across the country are not just worried about jobs. They have learned an urgent lesson from the not-so-distant past. They know that the familiar promise of empowerment and creativity will continue to give way to the pathologies of the online surveillance economy: viral slop, commercial manipulation and addictive [] The post OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Drudge Report
· Jul 8, 2026
The AI Superfans Companies Count On to Convert Skeptics...
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The New American
· Jun 25, 2026
Attack With AI, Defend With AI: Intel Agencies Warn of Cyber Attacks Within Months
Western intelligence agencies warn that the world’s top artificial intelligence models are becoming so advanced that in a few months they’ll pose serious cybersecurity risks to the United States. “(AI) is rapidly transforming cyber risk, and we must act swiftly to remain ahead,” says a statement published this week by the Five Eyes intel coalition. ... The post Attack With AI, Defend With AI: Intel Agencies Warn of Cyber Attacks Within Months appeared first on The New American.
RTL Today
· Jun 26, 2026
Academic weighs in: Should we fear an AI bubble bust?
Academic weighs in: Should we fear an AI bubble bust?
The Next Web
· Jul 7, 2026
AI won’t restore an era of rapid growth, says Nobel laureate Christopher Pissarides
Nobel Prize-winning economist has poured cold water on the idea that artificial intelligence will haul Western economies back into an era of rapid productivity growth, warning that the fast-growth years may already be gone for good. Christopher Pissarides, who shared the 2010 Nobel Memorial Prize in economics and teaches at the London School of Economics, [] This story continues at The Next Web
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Related coverage for ""We cannot choose to become idiots": The AI cheating scandal roiling Brown University": Off The Press — Brown professor says take-home exam revealed AI-assisted cheating scandal. The Hechinger Report — OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites. Drudge Report — The AI Superfans Companies Count On to Convert Skeptics.... The New American — Attack With AI, Defend With AI: Intel Agencies Warn of Cyber Attacks Within Months. RTL Today — Academic weighs in: Should we fear an AI bubble bust?. The Next Web — AI won’t restore an era of rapid growth, says Nobel laureate Christopher Pissarides