Massive Cheating Using AI Uncovered at Brown University

Sunday, July 05, 2026

The renowned Brown University economist Roberto Serrano has overwhelming evidence' that a significant number of his students used AI to cheat on a take-home exam. He thinks the time has come for an in-depth debate on the use of AI technology to protect higher education: "Academic integrity is at risk."

AI is the new Doomsday Machine

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"Ivy League graduates often secure high-paying roles in fields like finance, consulting, and technology, where salaries can exceed six figures. Overall, Ivy League graduates tend to earn $20,000 to $50,000 more on average than their non-Ivy counterparts throughout their careers."

Must be nice being a legacy admission to Brown, Yale, Harvard, or the five other Ivy League universities.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-07-05 05:06 AM | Reply

All the breathtaking opportunity of being a Brown student and you won't do your own work.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2026-07-05 08:22 AM | Reply

Oh, this is just elite MAGA stuff; it's Trump philosophy and behavior.

Meaning: the appearance of achievement is every bit as good as achievement itself.

These Brown students look forward to a future of naming buildings after themselves.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-07-05 08:25 AM | Reply

This sort of behavior may be the reason why applicants are reporting to me that it's now harder to get into the University of Texas at Austin than it is Harvard.

#4 | Posted by Zed at 2026-07-05 08:27 AM | Reply

They're cheating at UT Austin too.

#5 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-07-05 10:32 AM | Reply

The tools to catch cheaters using AI have false positive rates too high to be useful.

#6 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-07-05 10:33 AM | Reply

They're cheating at UT Austin too.

#5 | Posted by sitzkrieg at

I won't doubt that.

Nonetheless, these students are denying themselves to be the sort of men we made of ourselves, SITZKRIEG.

Weep or gloat? You decide.

#7 | Posted by Zed at 2026-07-05 10:48 AM | Reply

Self made, pffft. I had a support system.

The kids were cheating before ChatGPT using Chegg, Studocu. It just didn't make the news, no AI keyword.

#8 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-07-05 11:49 AM | Reply