I'm pretty convinced now that grading take-home assignments is pointless with the prevalence of AI cheating. (There's surely already "innovation" going on targeted at letting people cheat on assignments while staying undetectable.)
It's probably best going forward to grade only in-person proctored exams using paper, or offline air gapped computers in the case of programming courses.
Or don't do exams at all, focus on projects that are hard even with AI. Grade on readable and well structured code, performance and UX instead of just following the assignment point by point. The problem is just that it adds more work to teachers.
The most practical solution I know is the teacher asks you questions about your code in person to make sure your understand it. Even better when they come up with a small change and you have to implement it on the spot, or at least explain exactly how you would do it if there's not enough time.
It catches lazy vibe coders who don't even read the code but lets through those who only use AI to save time. That's exactly what you need if you want your students to learn.
2001zhaozhao · · focus · HN ↗
It's probably best going forward to grade only in-person proctored exams using paper, or offline air gapped computers in the case of programming courses.
tancop · · focus · HN ↗
The most practical solution I know is the teacher asks you questions about your code in person to make sure your understand it. Even better when they come up with a small change and you have to implement it on the spot, or at least explain exactly how you would do it if there's not enough time.
It catches lazy vibe coders who don't even read the code but lets through those who only use AI to save time. That's exactly what you need if you want your students to learn.
[deleted] · · focus · HN ↗
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