Bill Ackman: AI-powered plagiarism checks will embarrass academia

From Fortune:

1. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has enraged university leaders by introducing the use of AI to detect plagiarism in academic papers.

2. In a controversial move, Ackman vows to subject the work of MIT President Sally Kornbluth and faculty to plagiarism checks, promising to share the findings publicly.

3. Ackman’s pressure campaign against university presidents has resulted in the resignation of Harvard’s Gay, followed by Magill, and now, Ackman is focusing on Kornbluth.

4. Ackman’s involvement in university politics stems from his desire to address the rise of antisemitism on campus, but his push against leaders is now entangled with allegations of plagiarism and DEI policies.



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