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At UVA’s Darden School, using AI isn’t cheating. It’s part of the assignment

AI in Education EditorialUpdated July 14, 20261 min readRead source
At UVA’s Darden School, using AI isn’t cheating. It’s part of the assignment
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Skip to main content Student Experience At UVA’s Darden School, using AI isn’t cheating. It’s part of the assignment By McGregor McCance, cmm9vg@virginia.edu November 17, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Pause Play The UVA Darden School of Business is “diving all the way” into using AI in its courses to give students the advantage of studying with AI and practical knowledge of its uses in business.

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