Educational game dev program cancelled because students were submitting games made entirely with AI
(www.pcgamer.com)
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As all the others say, they want the cert and the status that comes with the cert.
It's part of the reason everyone needs three years experience for an entry level job, a good student fresh out of education is worth little but then worth a lot if they learn fast. A bad student fresh out of education won't learn at all and will be an active detriment, if only because they're taking a seat someone better could take.
People who use AI for everything aren't guaranteed to be bad students, but bad students probably will use AI for everything. The trick will be figuring out the difference.