UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students’ math skills
The University of California at Berkeley, on 10 May 2018. Photograph: Ben Margot/APView image in fullscreenThe University of California at Berkeley, on 10 May 2018. Our understanding in working with the author of this op ed was – and continues to be – that this piece reflects her and her colleagues’ extensive original analysis, research and expertise.”Stankova’s admission has prompted a larger debate on social media on the use of AI by academics.
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- ▪Our understanding in working with the author of this op ed was – and continues to be – that this piece reflects her and her colleagues’ extensive original analysis, research and expertise.”Stankova’s admission has prompted a larger debate o
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The University of California at Berkeley, on 10 May 2018. Photograph: Ben Margot/APView image in fullscreenThe University of California at Berkeley, on 10 May 2018. Photograph: Ben Margot/APUS universitiesUC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students’ math skillsZvezdelina Stankova says she used AI to ‘help edit’ an article about some of her students being ‘five to eight years’ behindSophie SullivanWed 19 Aug 2026 20.35 EDTLast modified on Wed 19 Aug 2026 21.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA math professor at the University of California, Berkeley, criticizing a “severe” math deficiency among students in an op-ed for the San Francisco Standard, admitted to using artificial intelligence to help edit the piece.The Standard published a 2,000-word piece by…
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