CS240 AI Cheating Retrospective

In Spring 2026, a CS240 instructor addressed an AI cheating incident by publishing a retrospective clarifying that the course had explicit, repeatedly communicated prohibitions against using AI/LLMs for assignments, stated in the syllabus and reinforced across multiple lectures. The instructor acknowledged that their response to the violations was inadequate and resulted in minimal consequences, and wrote the post to counter misinformation circulating about the incident.