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I know a lot of teachers are reverting back to handwritten papers. People can generate it but at least you're doing something.

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This is just about the worst possible response it seems. It manages to probably hurt some wrists not used to long handwriting sessions, completely avoid learning how to use and attribute AI responsibly, and still probably just results in kids handwriting AI generated slop, anyway.

While I don't think it's the right solution, it will force them to at least read what they're submitting which means some learning :)

> It manages to probably hurt some wrists not used to long handwriting sessions

I'm sorry but, lmao. You cannot be serious.

> attribute AI

Oh no!

> still probably just results in kids handwriting AI generated slop

Not if they're doing it in person. And at least they then need to look at it.

So, your whole point boils down to 'do it in person', so what's the point of handwriting it then? The whole handwriting thing is performative in either case, it's pointless. Why not specify that it be written in cuniform?

We've been writing with our hands for thousands of years. I suspect that on balance a Butlerian Jihad against AI slop would be perfectly fine for our hands.

It also disadvantages people with disabilities. How exactly are they supposed to do these papers and tests? Dictate everything to someone else, using Blindness as an example? Because that seems very very inefficient and extremely error-prone.

As someone with an actual visual impairment, please do not attempt to use my affliction to justify generalized use of AI. Educational assistance for those with disabilities is not a new thing; AI is likely going to have a role but how remains exactly to be seen.

As someone who myself is legally blind, I am in no way justifying the use of AI like this. I was responding to the entire "let's all go back to actual paper-based tests/assignments" trope that was being trotted out on here. Sure, it (might) work, but it also disadvantages people like us, since most teachers can't read braille (at least, none of mine could).

this is like irl cryptographic signatures for content lol

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