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Princeton scraps honor code and will supervise exams for first time in 133 years because of AI

2026-05-14 · r/technology

Princeton University is ditching its 133-year-old honor code and bringing in exam proctors for the first time ever — all thanks to AI making cheating so easy that the trust system finally collapsed. Turns out when every student has access to a sophisticated bullshit generator, the 'please don't cheat' approach stops working. One of America's most prestigious institutions just admitted that AI has fundamentally broken academic integrity.

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