Zvezdelina Stankova
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“help edit the piece”
Zvezdelina Stankova · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Stankova admitted she used AI software after being questioned about AI-generated language in her op-ed.
“numerous documents and articles related to the initiative”
Zvezdelina Stankova · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Stankova explained by email how she used AI to find research materials for the op-ed.
“the issue of how AI was used … is orthogonal to and a distraction from the thousands of hours our team has put into the initiative”
Zvezdelina Stankova · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Stankova argued the AI usage debate distracted from the substantive work behind the testing reinstatement initiative.
“five to eight years”
Zvezdelina Stankova · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
In her op-ed, Stankova said some of her math students were significantly behind grade level in math skills.
“the result of several hundred person-hours of intensive human work, of which about 80 hours are my own”
Zvezdelina Stankova · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Stankova defended the amount of human effort that went into writing the op-ed despite AI assistance.
“all analysis is the result of the team members”
Zvezdelina Stankova · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20
Stankova clarified that while AI helped locate documents, the analysis was done by her team.