University/college administrators are deeply terrified about AI. They are fully aware of the exclusive role that respected institutions play as gatekeepers of a

University/college administrators are deeply terrified about AI. They are fully aware of the exclusive role that respected institutions play as gatekeepers of accreditation. They know that the entire value of a diploma or degree from their school is completely founded upon the public perception of its legitimacy. AI threatens to totally erase that legitimacy by making it trivial for anyone to cheat on their assignments, thus preventing the school from properly assessing student learning. Some of this danger can be mitigated by switching assessment exclusively over to in-person, proctored, closed book exams. However, this does not work for many courses in the humanities that are intended to teach critical academic writing. A 3 hour closed book exam is totally inadequate for assessing the student's ability to conduct research and write a long, critical essay. Similar issues exist for many other fields, particularly as you go deeper into specialization in a field where an examination covering basic facts and skills cannot suffice.