A Vanderbilt University dean who used artificial intelligence to write an email to students about the Michigan State University mass shooting previously claimed that she loved writing and ‘wouldn’t have it any other way.’
Nicole Joseph signed off on the email to students on February 16 reminding them to ‘take care of each other’ after the tragedy.
While the email came off as kind and offered students ways to help promote a caring environment with their peers, at the very bottom, there was outrage when it was revealed it wasn’t written by a human.
However, back in December, Joseph shared a grinning selfie on Facebook with a post about her love of writing.
Joseph and another dean, Hasina Mohyuddin, both temporarily stepped down while the The Peabody Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion ‘reviews’ the situation, Peabody’s Dean of Education Camilla P. Benbow said in a statement.
Vanderbilt University dean Nicole Joseph, who used ChatGPT to write an email to students about the MSU mass shooting, previously posted about how much she loved writing
Joseph shared a selfie on Facebook back in December with a post about her love of writing
The two deans who signed off on the email – Nicole Joseph (left) and Hasina Mohyuddin (right) – have temporarily stepped down while the Peabody EDI office ‘reviews’ the situation. Joseph sent a follow-up email to students the next day to apologize for the ‘bad judgment’
On December 17, 2022, Joseph wrote: ‘Y’all alright this morning? I’m trying to hype myself up to face all the writing I have to do today. I would not have it any other way. It matters when you LOVE what you do. #facultylife’
The post came to light after it was revealed the dean signed off on an email that was written by AI.
Vanderbilt University has since apologized for using artificial intelligence to write a 297-word email to students after the MSU shooting.
The long letter was signed off by two deans – Joseph and Mohyuddin. But the line at the bottom of the letter caused outrage among students.
‘Paraphrase from OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI language model, personal communication, February 15, 2023,’ it read.
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence software that is capable of producing large amounts of text by giving the generator writing suggestions, where it pulls from ten of thousands of datasets to produce written content.
The email caused disgust among students, including Laith Kayat, who is from Michigan and has a sister who attends MSU.
On February 16, the Vanderbilt’s Peabody Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion sent students an email reminding them to ‘take care of each other’ after the MSU shooting
Although the email came off as kind and caring, at the very bottom, it revealed it wasn’t written by a human. ‘Paraphrase from OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI language model, personal communication, February 15, 2023,’ it read
‘There is a sick and twisted irony to making a computer write your message about community and togetherness because you can’t be bothered to reflect on it yourself,’ he told the Vanderbilt Hustler, the student newspaper.
Vanderbilt senior Laith Kayat, whose sister also attends MSU, said using ChatGPT to write a sensitive note was, ‘disgusting’.
‘[Administrators] only care about perception and their institutional politics of saving face,’ he continued. ‘Deans, provosts, and the chancellor: Do more. Do anything. And lead us into a better future with genuine, human empathy, not a robot.’
Samuel Lu, a sophomore, told the student paper: ‘It’s hard to take a message seriously when I know that the sender didn’t even take the time to put their genuine thoughts and feelings into word. In times of tragedies such as this, we need more, not less humanity.’
Benbow claimed the ‘development and distribution’ of the email ‘did not follow Peabody’s normal processes,’ nor was she or other university administrators aware of the email ‘before it was sent.’
Benbow insisted she remains ‘personally saddened by the loss of life and injuries at Michigan State’ and was so ‘deeply troubled that a communication from my administration so missed the crucial need for personal connection and empathy during a time of tragedy.’
Joseph, before she temporarily stepped down, sent a follow-up email to students on February 17, apologizing to students for the ‘poor judgment’ of the office to use AI to write the email.
‘While we believe in the message of inclusivity expressed in the email, using ChatGPT to generate communications on behalf of our community in a time of sorrow and in response to a tragedy contradicts the values that characterize Peabody College,’ her email read, according to Buzzfeed News.
‘As with all new technologies that affect higher education, this moment gives us all an opportunity to reflect on what we know and what we still must learn about AI.’
Anthony Dwayne McRae, 43, killed three students on February 13 at MSU before turning the gun on himself.
Anthony Dwayne McRae, 43, killed three students Feb 13 at MSU before turning gun on himself
He terrorized the students for four hours on campus, killing Brian Fraser, 20, Arielle Diamond Anderson, 19, and Alexandria ‘Alex’ Verner.
Alexandria ‘Alex’ Verner, a 2020 graduate of Clawson High School, was a biology and anthropology junior at MSU and set to graduate in 2024.
Brian Fraser, 20, graduated from Grosse Pointe South and was studying business at MSU.
Flavor of Love reality TV star Deelishis revealed her niece, Arielle Diamond Anderson, 19, was the third victim.
The three were killed and five others were injured when McRae opened fire at 8.18pm.
Source: | This article originally belongs to Dailymail.co.uk
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