Faulty reasoning signals

• Pessimism Bias - 39.4%
• Confirmation Bias - 31.5%
• Negativity Bias - 24.4%

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DUKE: The Cheatbot Generation Is Coming For America

A professor from Brown University may have created the perfect chart of our civilizational decline.

Brown economics professor Roberto Serrano gave his students a take-home exam this spring and was shocked by the unusually high scores. The class had scored an average of 96 percent on the test, compared to the normal 65 to 80 percent midterm average for the class.

Had his students suddenly mastered the material or was something else going on?

After reviewing the students’ answers, he wondered if they may have been using AI to cheat on the exam.

So he decided to test his theory.

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