Professor: this rec letter season I'm evaluating the student plus Claude
RoozbehMottaghi · x · 2026-10-16
A professor notes that during PhD recommendation letter season, comparing current applicants with students from previous years has become difficult: he used to evaluate just the student, and now he's evaluating "the student and Claude together." The observation highlights how deeply AI tools have penetrated academic training and talent assessment.
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