The Oral Exam Comeback in the Age of AI

Perfect papers, shaky explanations. As AI makes written assignments easier to fake, professors are reviving an old-school solution: in‑person oral exams. From Cornell to Penn, educators say it’s not about cheating — it’s about students losing critical thinking, creativity, and the ability to explain what they’ve learned. Are oral defenses the future of testing in the AI era? Greg and Holly discuss