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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Jim Manzon

Mass AI Cheating at Brown Raises Shocker Query: Is an Ivy League Degree Worth $90,000 a Year?

Brown University's cost of attendance climbs to $97,016 in 2026 as an AI cheating case tests faith in elite degrees (Credit: Brown University)

A Brown University professor believes around 50 of his students used artificial intelligence (AI) to cheat their way to perfect midterm scores this spring, and he says the university's top leadership has answered his evidence with silence. For families paying $97,016 (£72,400) a year, the scandal poses an uncomfortable question about what an Ivy League degree actually proves.

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