NYT: Texas Tech Chancellor Uses AI to Purge 'Left-Leaning' Material From University Curriculum
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The New York Times reports Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton has deployed AI to flag books and course materials touching on sexual orientation, gender identity and other topics for elimination, telling the paper the review will 'produce the best curriculum in America.' Faculty told the Times they are self-censoring and 'overcomplying out of fear'; the AAUP has sued, arguing the changes amount to viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment.
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Texas Tech is using AI to ferret out books & other materials that touch on topics like sexual orientation & gender identity. Professors describe the effort as a dystopian academic nightmare where ideologues are wielding …
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Texas Tech is using AI to seek out content on sexual orientation & gender identity. Professors describe the effort as a dystopian academic nightmare. One professor worried about her core course, Holocaust in Literature…
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