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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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Dartmouth College provost Santiago Schnell resigned after an advisory committee found he failed to disclose significant AI use in an academic paper and a Washington Post op-ed, despite publisher requirements. Schnell used his Dartmouth laptop to access his personal LLM accounts for revising papers and fixing code, though he did not turn over logs or agree to meet with the committee. The committee accessed his enterprise Claude account to investigate, revealing he used the tool for editing and generating figures. This incident occurred in 2026, highlighting a conflict between university policies and individual AI practices.

Key points

• Santiago Schnell resigned from Dartmouth College after an advisory committee found he failed to disclose significant AI use in an academic paper and a Washington Post op-ed, even though publishers required such disclosure.
• Santiago Schnell used his Dartmouth laptop to access his personal LLM accounts for revising papers and fixing code, though he did not turn over logs or agree to meet with the committee.

Context

Dartmouth College's provost Santiago Schnell resigned after an advisory committee found he failed to disclose significant AI use in an academic paper and a Washington Post op-ed, even though publishers required such disclosure. The incident occurred in 2026 and highlights a conflict between university policies and individual AI practices.

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Evidence is limited to a single article and a specific advisory committee report. The report uses the term 'insufficient cooperation' regarding investigation efforts. No logs or specific AI usage metrics are provided, and the timeline of Schnell's resignation is not fully detailed.

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