# The Friday Download: AI Broke the Pop Quiz (And Might Save Assessment) (April 10, 2026)

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Podcast: [AI Innovations Unleashed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-innovations-unleashed-7077688)
Published: 2026-04-10T17:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The Friday Download — Show Notes "The Robot Wrote My Essay (Or Did It?)" This week on The Friday Download, JR asks the question that's haunting every teacher, professor, and parent in 2026: did my student write this — or did their robot? In The Big Weird, we dig into what the data actually shows about student AI use. Spoiler: over 90% of college students are using AI somewhere in their workflow, but the "everyone is cheating" story turns out to be way more complicated. We also talk about why...

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