Letter to the Editor: The Opinion Section has an AI Problem
In a Letter to the Editor, Max Froomkin ’28 examines patterns in The Student’s opinion section that raise questions about the growing use of AI‑generated prose.
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Letter to the Editor: Bravo to Trang-Linh Nguyen’s for her March 11th Opinion piece: The AI Question Amherst Cannot Afford to Ignore
Alumnus Jim Knight ’69 lauds Trang-Linh Nguyen ’29’s March 11 piece, arguing that her call to preserve human creativity amid AI’s rise highlights the urgent ethical need to keep humanity central in technology.
Satire: Professors in Phased Retirement Are to Participate in AI Pilot Program
AAS plans to launch an AI pilot program called “Virtual Faculty Engine” for professors in phased retirement after a 35-20 faculty vote in favor. This will include online avatars of professors for students to interact with. Details will be announced in a school-wide email on Friday.
College Considers New AI Policy Guidelines
With the release of new AI tools to students on Jan. 21, Provost and Dean of the Faculty Martha Umphrey discussed the college’s plans to address the role of technology in student academic lives and administrative systems.
The AI Question Amherst Cannot Afford to Ignore
Contributing Writer Trang-Linh Nguyen ’29 investigates the implications of artificial intelligence for the future of liberal arts education, arguing that Amherst students cannot afford to treat AI with detached skepticism as the technology reshapes knowledge, labor, and power across society.
College Announces New AI Tools For Student and Staff
New AI tools, including Gemini App, NotebookLM, and Zoom AI Companion for Meetings, will now be available to students, staff, and faculty. The Jan. 21 announcement drew praise and criticism from current professors.
There’s No Such Thing as Optional AI
Staff Writer Max Feigelson ’27 confronts Amherst’s adoption of AI tools in the classroom, arguing that the administration’s insistence on “optional” usage masks a deeper moral abdication, revealing how convenience and corporate pressures are reshaping the liberal arts.