Texas Universities Use AI To Rewrite How Classes Talk About Race

Texas has been ground zero for the GOP’s assault on higher education over concerns about DEI initiatives, as well as gender and race “ideology.” Texas A&M made headlines earlier this year when it announced that a professor was fired for teaching “improper gender ideology.” In addition to firing the professor, the school has also begun implementing AI to rewrite course descriptions and syllabuses with mixed results. 

According to AP, the Texas A&M System’s chief strategy officer, Korry Castillo, told school officials that each time she asked the AI tool to find courses on feminism, she would get a different set of results. “Either the tool is learning from my previous queries, or we need to fine-tune our requests to get the best results,” Castillo wrote in her email. The effort comes after Texas A&M announced a new rule requiring professors to obtain permission from the school president to teach about race and gender.