Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as 'AI-written'
Pangram — which was found to have a “near-zero error rate” by an October 2025 University of Chicago audit — uses a large language model neural network which is trained to recognize differences between separate datasets of human-written documents and AI-generated content, according to the company’s website. 26, a Semafor investigation using Pangram to determine whether recent guest columns in major newspapers were written using artificial intelligence identified a column by Schnell as “100% AI-written.” Schnell’s column in The Washington Post — titled “Universities are fighting AI cheating. But there’s a deeper problem.” — argued that “a degree should distinguish what students can do independently from what they can accomplish with AI.” The Dartmouth subsequently reviewed publications written by Schnell before and after the November 2022 public release of ChatGPT.
- ▪Pangram — which was found to have a “near-zero error rate” by an October 2025 University of Chicago audit — uses a large language model neural network which is trained to recognize differences between separate datasets of human-written docu
- ▪26, a Semafor investigation using Pangram to determine whether recent guest columns in major newspapers were written using artificial intelligence identified a column by Schnell as “100% AI-written.” Schnell’s column in The Washington Post
- ▪But there’s a deeper problem.” — argued that “a degree should distinguish what students can do independently from what they can accomplish with AI.” The Dartmouth subsequently reviewed publications written by Schnell before and after the No
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| Original publisher | Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram - |
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| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:50:31 +0000 |
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News Op-eds, academic articles by Provost Santiago Schnell flagged as ‘AI-written’ by ‘near-zero error’ AI detector Pangram Schnell said he used artificial intelligence for “making writing processes more efficient,” but that AI was not a “substitute” for his own “intellectual judgment or authorship.” Photo by Alesandra Gonzales / The Dartmouth By Alex Klee and Isabela Pierry Published September 21, 2026 An investigation by The Dartmouth of academic articles and opinion pieces published by Provost Santiago Schnell in 2026 found a median “AI-written” text percentage of 96% using artificial intelligence detector Pangram.
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