Academics boast 30% attendance as universities pour money into AI while classrooms sit empty
jathansadowski · x · 2026-09-17
An academic observes that universities are heavily investing in AI and inflating growth numbers while classrooms empty out: colleagues brag about 30% attendance rates (50% only with in-class quizzes), and one had to lecture to an empty room because the seminar was being recorded for future classes.
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