Article about AI In Universities, Written With AI
The controversy is described here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-03/sydney-morning-herald-takes-down-ai-wsu-article/106756298
This article is a response to this: https://www.smh.com.au/national/i-m-an-academic-but-i-ve-told-my-stepdaughter-to-think-twice-about-going-to-university-20260525-p600ix.html
I might add that, as on old person, "back in my day", we turned up at an exam room with a pen and a calculator, when did this change? Why won't that approach solve these problems?
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A calculator at exams? So the problem started with your mollycoddled generation? :p
artsrc [OP] 2 points · Jun 2026 · :flag_nsw: New South Welshian
I have my father's slide rule, that he used in exams.
When slide rules were introduced I am sure the older generations complained.
Keyboard_Warriorzz 1 points · Jun 2026 · :flag_qld: Queenslander
Back in MY day we didn’t use none of them fancy Nancy gizmos calcula-what-nots, by ma bootstraps and raw thoroughbred charismatic ingenuity we put our heads down, put in the elbow grease, and got things done.