Economist on AI-era exam design: make cheating require costly planning, right inside Canvas
paulnovosad · x · 2026-10-01
Economist Paul Novosad, reacting to an article by Brendan Nyhan and Jeff Friedman, argues for raising the cost of academic cheating in the AI era: design assessments so that cheating requires significant planning and investment, making a violation an unambiguous suspension-level offense if caught. He notes it's easy to implement in Canvas and recommends reading the full article — a deterrence-by-design approach instead of unreliable AI detection.
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