GoKawiilDartmouth investigates provost Santiago Schnell over alleged AI-written articles
Dartmouth College is investigating provost Santiago Schnell after its student newspaper, The Dartmouth, found signs of AI-generated text in writing published under his name. Schnell said he used AI for editing and clarity, but when the newspaper ran his own explanatory statement through an AI detector, it also flagged that text as AI-generated. The controversy began after Semafor reported on AI detection tool Pangram finding AI use across opinion pages at major outlets.
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Students quoted in reports argue the episode exposes a double standard, since universities often penalize students for using AI on assignments while faculty and administrators face looser scrutiny. The case could pressure Dartmouth and other institutions to clarify policies on AI use in official and academic writing by staff, not just students. It also highlights the unreliability of AI-detection tools, which flagged even a human explanation as machine-written.
- Dartmouth is investigating provost Santiago Schnell over suspected AI-written published work.
- An AI detector flagged Schnell's own defense statement as AI-generated, raising credibility questions.
- Students argue the case highlights inconsistent enforcement of AI-use rules between students and faculty.
Source: entrepreneur.com — Sherin Shibu, 2026-09-30
Published there as: “This Ivy League Professor Used AI to Write an Article About the Dangers of AI Cheating. Students Pointed Out the ‘Hypocrisy.’”
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