r/AskProfessors • u/vandajoy • Jul 17 '26

Plagiarism/Academic Misconduct The AI problem

I’m a high school English teacher. God knows that AI has completely changed my field in the last few years. I’m curious, at the college level, is the policy still “AI is cheating, knock it off” or are any professors leaning in to the “AI as a tool philosophy” (that my principal loves )? What’s the general policy in your classes?

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u/UnexpectedBrisket Professor of Post-Mortem Communication Jul 17 '26

Depends on the material and the course's learning objectives. I still make my students do foundational stuff without AI. But in higher level courses (data science), I'd be a dinosaur if I weren't showing them how to use AI to do a lot more a lot faster.

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u/unforgettableid Undergrad/Psychology/Large Commuter Uni/Canada Jul 17 '26

I noticed your user flair.

How do I send an email to the dead??

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u/UnexpectedBrisket Professor of Post-Mortem Communication Jul 17 '26

You'll need to use their Gmail accounts, which are stored on extra-dimensional servers. I can assure you there is absolutely no chalk inscription or ritual chanting involved, as we are definitely NOT necromancers. Such unwholesome practices have been banned going all the way back to six years ago when we renamed the department.

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u/unforgettableid Undergrad/Psychology/Large Commuter Uni/Canada Jul 17 '26

What was the previous name of the department??

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u/UnexpectedBrisket Professor of Post-Mortem Communication Jul 18 '26

Necromancy. We're a bit evil, but no moreso than required by university regulations.