Berkeley Professor Criticized for AI Use: Expert Calls it Virtue Signaling
RexDouglass · x · 2026-08-20
UC Berkeley math professor Zvezdelina Stankova faced质疑 after using AI tools in an op-ed advocating for SAT/ACT requirements, with detectors flagging 33% AI content. LocasaleLab countered that this reflects a new form of virtue signaling where AI involvement automatically invalidates content. The argument states that people routinely use editors and spellcheckers, and judgment should focus on the ideas' merit and the author's responsibility.
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