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JR DeLaney explores the impact of AI on student assessments and the complexities of AI usage among students.

The Friday Download — Show Notes "The Robot Wrote My Essay (Or Did It?)" This week on The Friday Download, JR asks the question that's haunting every teacher, professor, and parent in 2026: did my student write this — or did their robot? In The Big Weird, we dig into what the data actually shows about student AI use. Spoiler: over 90% of college students are using AI somewhere in their workflow, but the "everyone is cheating" story turns out to be way more complicated. We also talk about why...

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Host: JR DeLaney

Topics covered

• AI in education
• student assessment
• AI usage
• academic integrity
• technology in learning

Keywords

• AI
• education
• pop quiz
• student assessment
• college students
• academic integrity
• technology

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