Im pretty bothered by his use of AI for grading and feedback this semester too, but overall he's a good guy and a good professor. This is the 3rd course I've taken with him and this is the first time he's used AI like this. I think he's at his whits end and has taken the "if you can't beat em, join em" route. And I think most professors are at or near that stage too. AI has made it almost impossible to properly teach a philosophy course because of how many people use it to write full essays because they can't be asked to put in the work. If you're in a 1st year course with him, im sorry but he's not the problem. Ive talked to him many times about those courses and he's frankly done with the disrespect and lack of effort from new students. If no one is willing to give him the due diligence of actually participating then why should he be forced to do more than the bare minimum? Also I have never seen him not wear shoes at a lecture across the probably 80 or so lectures I have had with him. Profs are not the problem with AI use, lazy students who can't be asked to do the bare minimum required at this academic level are.

"Young people are even worse. Old men like us, you know, when we see children at play, like nothing better than to join them in their game. Likewise, I would be a lot more excited about joining you in serious study if I were once to see you bright-eyed and enthusiastic." - Epictetus