Amid increasing reliance on AI tools by students for writing assignments, New York University’s vice provost for AI and education proposed reviving medieval instructional methods such as oral examinations and in-class essays to uphold academic integrity. He noted current AI-detection tools yield excessive false positives, making them unreliable. The call for device-free classrooms and real-time assessments aims to ensure authentic student learning and adaptability as AI reshapes academic practices, although such changes pose logistical challenges for large classes and diverse student populations.