US EditionCollege Students Want Their Money Back After Professor Caught Using ChatGPT
- Ella Stapleton, a Northeastern University student, caught her professor using ChatGPT to write lecture notes in February 2025.
- This occurred amid widespread educator restrictions on student AI use to prevent cheating and ensure original work.
- Stapleton noticed prompt text and AI-related errors like misspellings and images with extra limbs within the professor's organizational behavior materials.
- She formally requested over $8,000 in tuition reimbursement, stating, "He's telling us not to use it, and then he's using it himself."
- Northeastern denied the refund after review, sparking debate about AI transparency in education and faculty disclosure of AI usage.
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Student demands money back after finding tuition teacher is using ChatGPT to write notes
A student in the US has accused her professor of using ChatGPT to create class materials, even though students are barred from using AI tools for their assignments. She has filed a formal complaint and is demanding a refund of her tuition fee.
90% of College Students Use ChatGPT to Study, While Their Teachers Use ChatGPT to Create Content
90% of university students use artificial intelligence (AI) to study and almost four out of ten use it daily, while the majority of undergraduate professors use it to create content and confirm that students include responses generated by this technology in exams.These data are derived from the study 'Use and perception of AI in the university environment' carried out by the Knowledge and Development Foundation (CYD) through two surveys based on…
College Professors Are Turning to ChatGPT to Generate Course Materials. One Student Noticed — and Asked for a Refund.
Ella Stapleton filed a formal complaint with Northeastern University after noticing that her professor used ChatGPT to generate course materials, including slideshows and lecture notes.
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