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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Vinay Patel

Brown University Students Fled After Handwritten Final Put AI-Era High Marks to the Test

A cheating controversy has rocked Brown University after economics professor Roberto Serrano switched to traditional pen-and-paper exams. (Credit: / ChatGPT AI-Generated)

When an Ivy League economics professor suspected his class was outsourcing their coursework to artificial intelligence, he decided to pull the plug on digital testing. Returning to traditional pen-and-paper exams for the final assessment at Rhode Island's prestigious Brown University completely transformed the playing field.

What followed was an unprecedented collapse in grades that has sparked a major debate over academic integrity in the age of ChatGPT.

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