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Richard Borcherds, a maths professor at UC Berkeley, says he has stopped grading students’ homework because AI has made the exercise feel pointless. Instead, he gives credit for completing assignments, whether the answers are right or wrong.
Why it mattersThe California Sun’s 26 October newsletter reports his comments, citing the Daily Californian. It is one professor’s response, not evidence that every university is abandoning conventional marking. Still, it puts a practical question about assessment on the table: if students can use AI on homework, what should that homework measure?
Discuss: Should universities grade homework for correctness when AI can help produce the answers, or give more weight to assessed work completed under controlled conditions?
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