AI pushback will reinforce the authority of professors

A few years back, one could not have imagined a professor’s stipulation for in-class essay writing being met with demands for in-class grading. Now, it seems less far off.

When ChatGPT entered schools in 2022, it ranked high on the list of concerns and remains there. Many schools, particularly colleges, take a “balanced” position on the technology, encouraging familiarity with it while prohibiting any application that might constitute cheating. Policies regulate student use of artificial intelligence for writing, summaries of books unread, and other assignment workarounds. Professors then institute course-specific rules, while students, of course, generally protest restrictions.