AI use leads UC Berkeley math professor to see 'no point' in grading homework

UC Berkeley mathematics professor Richard Borcherds has stopped grading homework for correctness after observing widespread student use of AI to achieve top scores, believing it is pointless given AI's growing capabilities. Borcherds expressed concern that if AI continues improving at its current rate, mathematicians will soon be unable to do anything better than AI, leaving him uncertain about advising students to pursue mathematics as a career. While the university encourages faculty to address AI use in syllabi, Borcherds noted the academic system's resistance to change may delay any significant policy shifts despite rapid AI developments in the field.