Mathematician spots lecturer reading verbatim from AI-generated slides in class
littmath · x · 2026-09-27
Mathematician littmath (Daniel Litt) shared that he recently walked past a classroom where the lecturer — in a non-math subject — was reading verbatim from clearly AI-generated slides. He notes that as a student he would find this pretty demoralizing, sparking discussion about AI slop creeping into university teaching.
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