AI-enabled cheating is forcing some schools to go analog
The University of Chicago Law School and other institutions are implementing laptop bans and in-person assessments to combat AI-assisted cheating. Educators are redesigning curricula to ensure students develop independent critical thinking skills while still learning to navigate AI tools.
Why it matters
This trend reflects a broader struggle in higher education to maintain academic integrity and core cognitive skills in the face of rapidly advancing generative AI.
Felix Kästle/picture alliance via Getty Images Colleges are trying to adapt to the rise of AI and promote students' independent thinking. The University of Chicago Law School just rolled out an in-class laptop ban for first-year students. As AI becomes more integrated in the legal profession, educators are struggling to strike a balance. AI is starting to make some classrooms look a little more old school. The University of Chicago Law School is requiring first-year students to keep their laptops closed in class this fall, as part of a broader strategy to ensure students learn to think independently as artificial intelligence becomes ubiquitous in the legal profession . The move comes as colleges across the country grapple with how generative AI is reshaping higher education.
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