--- title: TDS Jan 2026 GA1 released date: '2026-02-08T09:59:37+08:00' categories: - education - coding - llms description: In an AI-enabled course, released assignments remain fluid because real-world breakage and exploits force rapid iteration even after publication. keywords: [assignments, AI in education, course operations, iteration, TDS, assessment design] --- [Graded Assignment 1 (GA1)](https://exam.sanand.workers.dev/tds-2026-01-ga1) for the [Tools in Data Science](https://tds.s-anand.net/) course is released and is due Sun 15 Feb 2026. See If you _already started_, you might notice some questions have changed. **Why is GA1 changing?** Because some questions don't work. For example: - [We replaced Claude Artifacts with a Vercel question](https://github.com/sanand0/tools-in-data-science-public/discussions/56#discussioncomment-15724312) because Claude won't allow a proxy anymore. - A question had [unintentionally wrong instructions](https://github.com/sanand0/tools-in-data-science-public/discussions/268#discussioncomment-15730275).\ (Some questions have _intentionally_ wrong instructions, but those are, ...um... intentional). - [Someone changed an API key](https://github.com/sanand0/tools-in-data-science-public/discussions/259#discussioncomment-15723545). - ... etc. **When will GA1 stabilize?** Probably by end of day, Sun 9 Feb 2026? **Should I wait?** Maybe not, since only some questions may change, and [submitting early increases scores](https://www.s-anand.net/blog/halving-a-deadline-costs-1-4-of-marks-each-time/). **Will other exams change similarly?** Probably. We'll email the [IITM](https://groups.google.com/a/study.iitm.ac.in/g/26t1_se2002-announce) and [Public](https://groups.google.com/g/tds-iitm) announcement groups. **But this is unfair!** Exactly what I tell clients when they change scope mid-way. They never listen. --- If you _haven't started_, here are more FAQs. **Why no study material?** Last year, AI wrote most of the study material. Rather than copy-pasting that, I decided to give you the prompts directly. See the "Ask AI" section above each question. ![](https://tds.s-anand.net/images/there-is-no-content.webp) **When will Project 1 be released?** I planned to release it on Fri 6 Feb, but GA1 issues kept me busy. It should be out by Wed 11 Feb 2026.