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There is disturbing evidence of learned helplessness here. "The cheating tsunami has definitely changed what assignments I give", "I can’t assign papers any more because I’ll just get AI back, and there’s nothing I can do to make it stop." What happened to failing students who don't do the work or who cheat? If professors and schools won't enforce standards, then college loses ALL of its utility, and is destined for the scrap heap of history.


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