Everyone is Cheating (Even the Professors)

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There's a lot of talk about how AI is making cheating easier than ever, and most people want to find a way to stop it. But the problem goes much deeper than we typically assume. This video covers AI-assisted cheating (like with ChatGPT, Claude, etc.), the value of education (and Caplan's signaling theory), and the reason why professors and researchers commit fraud.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/0....5/14/technology/chat
https://nymag.com/intelligence....r/article/openai-cha
https://web.archive.org/web/20....190224031626/https:/
https://www.newyorker.com/maga....zine/2025/07/07/the-
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/loc....al-news/ohio-state-u
https://thepointmag.com/examin....ed-life/a-matter-of-
Bryan Caplan, 'The Case Against Education'
https://www.insidehighered.com..../news/tech-innovatio
https://www.thecrimson.com/art....icle/2025/5/27/gino-
https://datacolada.org/109
https://www.thecrimson.com/art....icle/2024/5/23/plagi
https://economics.mit.edu/news..../assuring-accurate-r
https://www.npr.org/sections/t....hesalt/2018/09/26/65
Liam Kofi Bright, 'Why Do Scientists Lie?' (article: https://www.liamkofibright.com..../uploads/4/8/9/8/489
Liam Kofi Bright, 'Why Do Scientists Lie?' (lecture: https://youtu.be/mNs1sumAT68?si=F2WA8gwDLTkYsuSB)

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00:00 Beginning
01:00 AI is Doing Everything
03:57 What's the Point of Going to College?
07:46 Academic Frauds
12:23 Why do They Lie?