UC Berkeley Prof admits to using AI in op-ed advocating for standardized testing
RexDouglass · x · 2026-08-19
UC Berkeley math professor Zvezdelina Stankova admitted to using AI tools in an SF Standard op-ed urging the UC system to reinstate SAT/ACT requirements. The text was flagged as 33% AI-generated by detector Pangram. A similar finding was noted in a June open letter signed by thousands of academics, including Nobel laureates, which Stankova also helped write. The incident highlights growing tensions over "academic incentives" and resistance to evolving tools.
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