Does implementing the AI imply that some departments are better, or more rigorous, than others?
No. Professors are the experts in their fields, including in the standards and expectations for grades and the pedagogical goals they pursue. The AI does not interfere with that expertise. But the university, in comparing students’ performance across department and instructor, should take into account these variations in grading practices. The AI is a way of allowing the university to make those comparisons in a fair way without interfering with instructors’ autonomy.
