Comment Re:Does this mean Sam Altman's going to prison? (Score 4, Insightful) 66
Not really, cheating on exams can tarnish academic integrity and is a menace to society at large. Do you want to have heart surgery performed by someone who didn't know their shit, and cheated on their exams? Do you want to drive over a bridge design by a guy who doesn't understand structural analysis, or be represented by someone who faked their way through law school?
Besides which academic reputation is worth a lot to university and colleges, and they know it. If they didn't stomp on this now their reputation will turn to shit, and no one will want to enroll there. That can have a big impact on enrollment numbers and by extension their bottom line.
Lastly, why the fuck should someone too lazy to do the work do as well as or better than someone who busted their balls studying for those subjects?
Besides which academic reputation is worth a lot to university and colleges, and they know it. If they didn't stomp on this now their reputation will turn to shit, and no one will want to enroll there. That can have a big impact on enrollment numbers and by extension their bottom line.
Lastly, why the fuck should someone too lazy to do the work do as well as or better than someone who busted their balls studying for those subjects?