University of Minnesota sued by student who says AI expulsion was part of a conspiracy

A hot potato: Not for the first time, legal action is being brought against a school that punished a student for allegedly using AI. The individual in this case was expelled from the University of Minnesota last year over the accusations, which he says are untrue and a conspiracy concocted by his professors. Haishan Yang was working toward his second PhD from the University of Minnesota when he was expelled last year. It's alleged that he used artificial intelligence tools to write his essays. 33-year-old Yang took a preliminary exam remotely while travelling to Morocco during the summer of 2024. The exam, which doctoral students must pass to start their dissertation, involved writing three essays over the course of eight hours. He was allowed to use notes, reports, and books, but AI tools were not allowed. All four faculty graders of Yang's exam expressed concerns that it was not written by the student. They highlighted answers that seemed irrelevant or were not covered in class, ... Read full article.