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🏫 AI Homework Detection Will Never Work, Says Karpathy

NewBits Digest feature image for article on AI homework detection, highlighting Karpathy’s argument that detection tools cannot reliably identify AI-generated work.

Former OpenAI researcher Andrej Karpathy is urging educators to abandon efforts to catch AI-generated homework, arguing that today’s detection tools are fundamentally broken — and that grading needs to shift back into the classroom.


What He Said — AI Homework Detection


  • ❌ AI detectors “don’t work” and are “doomed to fail.”


  • ✍️ He warned that modern AI systems can mimic student style closely enough that detection is unreliable.


  • 🏫 He recommends moving graded work back into in-school assessments, not take-home assignments.


  • 🤝 Outside school, he believes students should use AI as a learning partner, not something to hide.


  • ⚖️ Schools should aim for a balance: students must be proficient with AI — but still capable without it.


His Core Argument


Trying to police AI use is a losing game; instead, schools should redesign assessment models to reflect the reality that AI is now an everyday tool for students.


Why AI Homework Detection Is a System-Wide Challenge


AI has advanced far faster than school systems can adapt. Districts are now facing a fundamental challenge: How do you redesign learning, testing, and expectations for a generation growing up with AI? With inconsistent policies, uneven adoption, and rising concerns from parents and teachers, the education system is being forced into the biggest rewire in decades — and there’s still no clear roadmap.



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