‘A’ grades are suddenly everywhere since the arrival of ChatGPT

AI is making “A” grades easier to come by, a new study shows—and making them less useful to employers trying to size up college graduates.

The share of A’s in college classes heavy on writing and coding—in other words, work more prone to artificial-intelligence use—has grown more significantly than in other classes since ChatGPT’s debut, according to a paper from the University of California, Berkeley, released Wednesday. Professors teaching AI-exposed classes gave out about 30% more A’s and fewer A-minus and B-plus grades.