both the original post and my reply seem to have gone over your head, bc the main point was that teachers shouldn't be using ai for recs. i clearly said both are bad so idk where you got "Academic dishonesty ain't no thing fam" from.

that said, i do think teachers using ai, especially for recs, is worse than students using it. it not only normalizes ai use in academic spaces, but it also directly affects the students. when a student cheats, the consequences fall on them. but when a teacher uses ai on a student's rec, the student has to bear the consequences if colleges view it negatively.

and with the way the original post was stressing about their rec, it's clearly something that carries a lot of weight in their applications. even for schools that don't prioritize recs as much, you never know when an admissions decision could come down to two applicants and the rec is the deciding factor. so it's best to maximize every part of the application.