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PhD student expelled from University of Minnesota for allegedly using AI


The University of Minnesota expelled a grad student for allegedly using AI. Now that student, who denies the claim, is suing the school.

As a final point of evidence, the professors put Yang's test answers through the AI-detector tool GPTZero, which has a reputation for being inconsistent in detecting AI use accurately. First, while it’s unclear precisely what health economics literature ChatGPT is trained on, Yang believes the program is basing answers off the same books and reports he studies from in class. In January, Yang filed state and federal lawsuits against Professor Hannah Neprash and others at the university alleging altered evidence and lack of due process.

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