MIT committee: AI is eroding office hours, study groups and trust; recommends course-level policies
An MIT expert committee's June 2026 report documents widespread student AI use that is reducing office hours, discussion participation, study groups and hands-on undergraduate research, and says policing AI harms faculty–student trust. It urges course-by-course AI policies, AI-use disclosure for theses, bans AI co-authorship, advises against automated AI-detection tools, and recommends assessments like oral exams and portfolios plus faculty transparency and equity measures.