Ars Technica · October 31, 2026 · On the brief until November 14, 2026

Dartmouth's provost warned us about AI cheating—but his own AI use cost him his job

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THE AI ANGLE

Editing academic manuscripts, correcting code, and screening text for machine traces

Dartmouth College provost Santiago Schnell resigned after an internal inquiry found he failed to disclose his AI use in an academic paper and an op-ed. Schnell used chatbots to revise text, generate figures, and simulate peer review without reporting the assistance to publishers. University leaders and scholars now face strict demands to document any machine editing in their written work.

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THE TEACHING ANGLE

Scholars must debate whether using a chatbot as an editorial aid requires the same formal disclosure as co-authorship.

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Dartmouth's provost warned us about AI cheating—but his own AI use cost him his job

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