UC Berkeley Math Professor Stops Grading Homework Due to AI Use
A UC Berkeley mathematics professor has stopped assigning and grading homework because artificial intelligence tools have made the practice pointless.
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 25 Oct 2026. Hacker News published first, on 25 October at 16:28 UTC; Inc. followed 8h 30m later. The most recent article, from Latest from Tom's Hardware, appeared on 27 October at 20:09 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Hacker News, Inc., cnet.com, Latest from Tom's Hardware.
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How it unfolded
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- Hacker NewsAI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see 'no point' in grading homework
- Inc.A Berkeley Math Professor Stopped Grading Homework. It’s Not Because Students Improved
- cnet.comAI Killed the Homework Era
- Latest from Tom's HardwareFields Medal-winning UC Berkeley professor ends graded homework due to AI cheating
Sources
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- Fields Medal-winning UC Berkeley professor ends graded homework due to AI cheating Latest from Tom's Hardware
- AI Killed the Homework Era cnet.com
- A Berkeley Math Professor Stopped Grading Homework. It’s Not Because Students Improved Inc.
- AI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see 'no point' in grading homework Hacker News
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