AI Triggers Return of Proctored Exams

Princeton has voted to end a 133‑year tradition of unproctored exams and will require instructors to be physically present during in‑person tests because students are using AI and phones to cheat. The policy keeps the honor pledge but replaces student‑only monitoring with faculty witnesses and reporting to student honor committees. — This signals a broader shift: institutions are trading long‑standing student self‑governance for surveillance and procedural safeguards, with implications for campus culture, trust, pedagogy, and the boundaries of acceptable proctoring technology.