AI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see 'no point' in grading homework
romanhn · hn · 2026-10-26
A UC Berkeley math professor says grading homework has become pointless now that students routinely solve problem sets with AI — homework scores no longer reflect real understanding. The HN discussion explores what this means for undergraduate math education and how assessment must change.
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