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Why does the following obvious solution not work: - Homework is just voluntary. You have to force yourself to study anyways. Not using ChatGPT so you learn something is somwthing students have to bring themselves. - Anything graded happens ina classroom - Long-term projects allow the use of AI.

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I had a Calc II professor like that in college. He told us on the first day, "I don't take attendance, and I don't grade homework. If you want to pass the class you'll attend and you'll do the homework on your own."

Long story short, the vast majority of the class attended, did the homework, and still failed anyway. He was known for being... unrelenting and awful. If women went to his office for help during office hours, he wouldn't help them... one of those professors.

This is pretty much how it is in German universities. (Except for the covid years when exams were online and yeah anyone who studied 2020-2022 will have inflated grades due to lots of cheating. At least ChatGPT didn't exist during covid.)

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