Dartmouth provost Santiago Schnell resigns after AI use in guest columns is reported
Overview
Dartmouth provost Santiago Schnell resigned after Semafor reported that AI-generated text appeared in his guest column.
Semafor found the text in one of 50 such columns in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post over one month.
Schnell told The Dartmouth that he developed the ideas, conducted the research and decided the final text. A Semafor author argues that a forced resignation over undisclosed AI use is the wrong response.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 30, 1:47 PM ET
Check the sources:
Article timeline
The articles in this story. Times are ET.
- Semafor · TechnologyNewsDartmouth provost Santiago Schnell resigns after AI use in guest columns is reported
AIDartmouth Provost Santiago Schnell resigned after Semafor's reporting found AI-generated text in his guest column, one of 50 such columns in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post over one month. Schnell told The Dartmouth that he developed the ideas, conducted the research and decided the final text, and the author argues that a forced resignation over undisclosed AI use is the wrong response.
Heat Trend
Not enough continuous observations to show a trend yet.