Dartmouth Provost Santiago Schnell's Articles Under Review for AI Detection
Academic articles and opinion pieces written by Dartmouth Provost Santiago Schnell have come to the agenda with high rates of artificial intelligence detection.
An investigation conducted by The Dartmouth newspaper revealed that academic papers and opinion pieces published by Provost Santiago Schnell in 2026 were flagged by the AI detection tool Pangram as having high percentages of AI-generated content.
Investigation Findings
An examination conducted by The Dartmouth revealed that academic papers and opinion pieces published by Provost Santiago Schnell in 2026 had a median of 96 percent AI-generated text detected using the Pangram AI detector.
Pangram Detection System
Determined to have a near-zero error rate in an audit conducted by the University of Chicago in October 2025, Pangram utilizes a large language model neural network trained to recognize differences between human-written documents and AI content.
Washington Post Opinion Piece
Another investigation conducted by Semafor on August 26 had determined that an opinion piece by Schnell in The Washington Post was entirely written by artificial intelligence.
Historical Comparison Analysis
The Dartmouth examined publications written before and after November 2022; while Pangram 4.0 labeled all works prior to 2022 as entirely human-written, nine works published this year returned high AI rates.
Provost Schnell's Statement
In a statement made via email, Santiago Schnell stated that he used artificial intelligence for language editing, text structuring, and improving clarity, and that he reviewed the final text and assumed full responsibility for the content.