The provost of Dartmouth College resigned Wednesday after a report said he used artificial intelligence to compose academic writings and an op-ed in The Washington Post about students who used AI to cheat.
Semafor reported in August that Santiago Schnell, a mathematical biologist, used AI to write his Aug. 9 opinion piece in The Washington Post. The article chastised students for using the technology to cheat in classes and explained how educators can prevent it from happening.
Semafor used the software Pangram to reach its conclusion that “100%” of the essay was written by AI.
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The student newspaper The Dartmouth also investigated Mr. Schnell, which resulted in a faculty-led committee looking into the provost’s work. The committee pointed out two other pieces of academic work using AI.
Dartmouth President Leah Beilock announced Mr. Schnell’s resignation on Wednesday.
“I expect our senior leaders to hold themselves to the highest standards,” the president of the Hanover, New Hampshire, college wrote.
In a statement, Mr. Schnell said AI was used only for “language refinement, copy editing, improving clarity and organization and making writing processes more efficient.”
As provost, he oversaw academic strategy and research initiatives.
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