UC Berkeley Professor Stops Grading Students' Homework over AI Use, Calls Online Exams 'a Waste of Time'

California math professor at Berkeley stops grading homework due to AI

A math professor at University of California, Berkeley, says there is "no point" in grading his students' homework because they all use artificial intelligence to solve the problems.

UC Berkeley professor stops grading students' homework over AI use, calls online exams 'a waste of time'

The professor said it has become increasingly difficult to distinguish work produced by AI from that written by students themselves.

UC Berkeley Professor Notices Troubling Trend In Students' Homework, Refuses To Grade It: "No Point"

A celebrated mathematics professor has changed how he grades his students’ homework after noticing a troubling trend that he believes has made traditional marking increasingly pointless. Richard Borcherds, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, says the growing trend has left him questioning whether students are actually learning from their assignments. The 1998 Fields Medal winner has admitted his new approach is far from ideal,…

UC Berkeley professor refuses to grade his students’ homework after noticing worrying trend: ‘No point’

UC Berkeley mathematician Richard Borcherds says AI has made grading homework for correctness pointless, so he now grades students on completion instead.

UC Berkeley Professor Stops Grading Homework Amid AI Use

The Education Magazine October 26, 2026 The UC Berkeley professor stops grading homework for correctness after students use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to obtain high scores. UC Berkeley Math professor Richard Borcherds now awards credit for completing homework rather than grading answers for correctness, raising questions about how universities can assess students’ understanding when AI […]