So, I get it, and all my medical exams had viva voce, so I know how it works, and I hate AI cheats.

But it systematically disadvantages introverts and people with anxiety disorders.

April 09, 2026 - 14:26 UTC

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As an autistic person who struggled immensely with exams in college and university I can second this. Excluding capable people from having a degree is not a good look.
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also this is not going to be possible at a lot of universities, I have 140 students this semester there's no way I can do this
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I'd like to see a solitary professor interview 140 students in the same day.

I'd pay money.
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I think one of the things I hate about generative AI more than anything else is the fact that it makes our lives measurably worse with every thing they try to shove it into and yet we're all just made to deal with it because it might someday make people money.
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I still feel like it was a miracle I graduated high school with honors unmedicated and speech classes as a prerequisite. đŸ˜ĩ‍đŸ’Ģ💀
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And a year from now writers will be livestreaming their writing processes to prove they are not using AI
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Yes, and disadvantages those with autism, ADHD, etc.
Ironically, generative AI has been pushed as an aid for those with executive function and working memory challenges.
A shame that there are so many ethical and governance questions about it. ☚ī¸
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It also introduces a wealth of issues regarding safeguarding and fairness in how assessment is conducted. These ended undergrad vivas with external examiners, which were an integral part of assessment in my discipline (Earth Sciences) until about 15 years ago.
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In one of my vivas the examiner told me I got all the answers right, but I came in like I had just come out of a rugby scrum and he was deducting points for that.

Seriously.
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