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# Richard Borcherds

Professor of Mathematics, UC Berkeley; Fields Medal 1998 (as of 2026-10-26; source: https://hoodline.com/2026/10/berkeley-math-professor-stops-grading-homework-amid-student-ai-use/).

Fields medallist who stopped grading homework for correctness because of student AI use (2026-10-25-borcherds-stops-grading-homework-ai).

## In the news (2 events, newest first)

- 2026-11-13: [AI-assisted results, 13 Nov](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-11-13-ai-assisted-results-november-13-listing/), Science & math. The arXiv listings of 12–13 Nov carried about 190 maths papers with an AI statement. Most disclose editing or literature search; about forty credit models with proofs, constructions or counterexamples. Seven got their own entries; the rest are catalogued here with the disclosure quoted. All are unrefereed preprints.
- 2026-10-25: [Fields medallist Richard Borcherds stops grading homework for correctness at Berkeley because students use AI](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-25-borcherds-stops-grading-homework-ai/), Culture.

Profile checked 2026-10-26.