UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students’ math skills
TL;DR
Zvezdelina Stankova says she used AI to ‘help edit’ an article about some of her students being ‘five to eight years’ behind A math professor at the University of California, Berkeley, criticizing a “severe” math deficiency among students in an op-ed for the San Francisco Standard, admitted to using artificial intelligence to help edit the piece. The Standard published a 2,000-word piece by Zvezdelina Stankova last week, in which the professor said some of her math students were “five to eight years” behind and lacked a “middle school” education on fractions and basic algebra.
Nauti's Take
Anyone using AI for a strongly argued expert piece should verify three things before publication: whether the facts and figures have independent support, whether editing amplified the most provocative claims, and whether the AI use is clearly disclosed. In education reporting, polished language can create more confidence than the underlying evidence deserves.
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