Dartmouth Provost Resigns Over AI Use
A review committee used Santiago Schnell’s available chat logs to help determine that he overused artificial intelligence to help write published articles and wasn’t forthcoming about it. Schnell admitted to AI use but had said it didn’t “substitute” for his “research, intellectual judgment or authorship.” Inside Higher Ed | Kenneth C. Zirkel and Eudoro Lopez/Wikimedia Commons Dartmouth University Provost Santiago Schnell resigned Wednesday after a faculty-led review committee concluded that he “used AI to meaningfully alter his writing” and “fell short” of the university’s academic integrity standards. “I expect our senior leaders to hold themselves to the highest standards,” Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock, who has called for “more AI” at the university, wrote in a memo to students, faculty and staff. “Out of respect for his colleagues and the institution, Santiago has resigned…