{
  "id": 3171653,
  "title": "Johns Hopkins professor says he’s fine with students using AI to cheat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/johns-hopkins-professor-says-hes-fine-with-students-using-ai-to-cheat",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-24T06:27:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/steve-hanke-who-has-been-a-teacher-at-johns-hopkins-university-for-almost-60-years-says-that-he-is-fine-students-using-ai-to-cheat-because-he-can-easily-/articleshow/133453706.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Steve Hanke, a long-time economics professor at Johns Hopkins University, has expressed his acceptance of students utilizing AI for academic dishonesty. A veteran of the field, Hanke has spent nearly six decades teaching applied economics at the university and previously served on President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers. He is now confident in his ability to distinguish between genuine student work and output produced by AI tools.\n\nAccording to Hanke, the shortcomings of modern students' writing abilities, even at prestigious institutions, are a significant factor in identifying AI-generated submissions. He notes that it becomes \"pretty easy to spot\" when work deviates from a student's usual level of skill. The professor's primary concern with AI is that it demands heightened vigilance from educators to prevent misuse in academic work.\n\nDrusilla Blackman, a former dean of admissions at Harvard and Columbia, supports Hanke's views. She told Business Insider that it's nearly always apparent to educators when students have employed AI, as the submitted work typically fails to match their regular writing or critical thinking standards. Blackman, now the founder of Deans of Admissions, a consultancy advising families on securing places at leading universities in the United States and Britain, emphasized that submissions clearly out of line with a student's typical output can be easily detected.\n\nIn addition to detection, some educators are taking a more proactive stance against AI use in academia. Earlier this year, Business Insider reported that several teachers began redesigning assignments to make them resistant to AI manipulation, with some even reverting to handwritten submissions to discourage students from relying on chatbots.",
  "summary": "Educators like Steve Hanke find AI-generated student work easily detectable. Former admissions deans also agree that AI submissions often lack student's typical skill. Teachers are now redesigning assignments to prevent AI reliance. Some educators are even returning to handwritten work to discourage chatbot use. Vigilance remains the key to identifying AI misuse in academic settings.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}