Dartmouth provost resigns after his own AI use draws scrutiny
Original title: Dartmouth's provost warned us about AI cheating—but his own AI use cost him his job
Schnell says he used GPT-5.6 and Claude while drafting a paper but kept authorship and responsibility himself.
Dartmouth provost Schnell resigned after his AI use conflicted with warnings he had given about AI cheating. President Sian Leah Beilock said leaders must model transparency even as she continues to want more AI at the university. In a September 2026 paper, Schnell described using OpenAI and Anthropic models for drafting, editing, and review while rejecting AI co-authorship.
- Beilock’s response centers on disclosure rather than banning AI.
- Schnell used GPT-5.6 Pro, GPT-5.6 Sol, and Claude Fable 5.1.
- He says he checked sources, corrected errors, and rewrote most sections.
- He argues software contribution does not make a model an author.
- Organizations
- Dartmouth
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