What's the most disappointing technology of the 21st century so far?

[Straw Man]

32. I teach writing for a living.

AI is absolutely ruining that discipline. It's a cheaters' paradise. It will contribute immensely to what I call the "new illiteracy" -- the further dumbing down of the American public occasioned by our atrophying verbal skills. It's like going to the gym and having someone else lift the weights for you.

I'm semi-retired, and I teach completely online. I'm forced to spend a great deal of time and effort figuring out ways to deter cheaters. My colleagues who are still in the classroom have told me that they are reverting to real-time pen-and-paper assignments as the only viable strategy.

Artificial intelligence my ass ...