Senior official at Dartmouth College resigns over AI use

A top administrator at Dartmouth College resigned after a faculty committee determined that he had improperly failed to disclose the use of artificial intelligence in some of his academic and public writing, the school announced Wednesday.

Senior official at Dartmouth College resigns over AI use

TL;DR

  • Dartmouth College Provost Santiago Schnell resigned after a faculty committee found he failed to disclose his use of artificial intelligence in academic and public writing.
  • The committee determined Schnell violated the disclosure requirements of an academic journal and a newspaper where his writing appeared.
  • Schnell's actions were found to be a violation of Dartmouth's ethical conduct standards and he was not forthcoming about his AI use.
  • Schnell is noted as the most prominent academic to resign over AI disclosure issues amidst wider university scrutiny of student AI use.
  • Matthew Delmont will serve as interim provost while Dartmouth navigates the complexities of AI integration.