"We cannot choose to become idiots": The AI cheating scandal roiling Brown University

I think, therefore I am Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered an in-person final; scores fell 50% AI cheating leads to “a failed society,” professor says. Nate Anderson – Jul 8, 2026 5:42 pm | 18 Credit: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Ivy League college students are, by definition, intelligent. They don’t need to use generative AI to cheat on exams; they could just learn the material. But they also tend to be competitive, ambitious, and overscheduled, so AI can look like an easy shortcut that makes more time in their lives for things that can’t be done by a chatbot.

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