# Dartmouth provost resigns after failing to disclose AI use in publications

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dartmouths-provost-warned-us-about-ai-cheating-but-his-own-ai-use-cost-him-his-job/
- Published: 2026-10-30T20:40:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T21:12:41+00:00
- Original publisher: Ars Technica
- Original article: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/dartmouths-provost-warned-us-about-ai-cheating-but-his-own-ai-use-cost-him-his-job/
- Topics: AI, Americas, Art, Culture, Technology, World

## Key points

- Dartmouth provost Santiago Schnell resigned over undisclosed AI use.
- Committee logs showed AI reviewing writing, code and figures.
- The inquiry said the full scope of his use was unclear.

## Summary

Dartmouth provost Santiago Schnell resigned after a university committee found he had not disclosed significant AI use in an academic paper and a Washington Post opinion piece, despite publication rules requiring disclosure. The case matters because Schnell had publicly warned about AI’s effects on universities, while his own use of the tools raised questions about transparency and the limits of AI-assisted editing.

The committee reviewed logs from Schnell’s Dartmouth Claude account, which showed him using AI to review writing, edit files and code, and generate or revise figures. It said the full extent of his use remained unclear, partly because he did not provide personal account logs or meet with investigators; it also found he asked Claude whether a manuscript showed signs of AI writing. Schnell said he had viewed AI as an editorial aid and did not realise disclosure was required.

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