@littmath No, it is just because the incentives are set incorrectly and everybody plays the game aggressively. That and nobody cares about wrong results anymore
@Math_files Teacher returns the exam on percentage calculus saying: 'I am shocked that 70% of you have no clue how percentages work'. Guy in the last row raises his hand and asks: 'Are we even that many?'
@MiscelaneaBox@doomslide =) well, it is also not like Europe is/was not copying it. Bad habits spread fast. What you usually hear is 'don't hate the player, hate the game'. Easy way to renounce all responsibility.
@MiscelaneaBox@doomslide I showed him and he said he would not trust the author, he made a mistake in a paper in the 80s. I feel like the field has also become way to forgiving concerning mistakes and novelty and length of list trumps everything
@MiscelaneaBox@doomslide So in the end they kill two birds with one stone: they publish a lot and get cited. When I started my phd I remember an older professor in my institute. Was my first day there, I picked a paper form the printer and he asked me what it was
@Frances01896069 AI is very good at solving a specific problemleading the student there. For exams that is what you need. However, exams only cover an extremely specific part of what learning constitutes. Overall, totally agree with your take. We should be careful to be to eager to jump on board