Are discussion questions becoming irrelevant with AI??

[ss20ts]

Discussions are something that I either enjoy or despise. It all depends on what the requirements are and how active the classmates are. Some professors don't require others to respond or crazy citations. Citations in discussions are just bizarre because when you're having a conversation in a classroom no one cites an author or research. They're fluid in person. Online they're anything but fluid. I am seeing a lot of my classmates clearly use AI to write their discussion posts. Many make absolutely no sense, are not on topic, completely irrelevant, not cited, etc. This is one reason I refuse to take any classes with group work. No more team projects for me. They're difficult enough in person and almost impossible in online courses based on my past experiences. If discussions went away, I'd be ok with that. I also find few professors participate in them which is kind of annoying. Many online professors do not participate in their courses which is just pathetic. They get paid to do very little. I had one professor not grade a single assignment or post anything in our class for over 3 weeks. I was beginning to wonder if he died!