SDSU students call on university system to cancel contract with OpenAI

San Diego State University students are calling on the university system to cancel its contract with OpenAI, according to KPBS. The students’ request places the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education at the center of a campus policy debate.

OpenAI is the company behind ChatGPT, a generative AI tool that can produce text, answer questions, summarize information and assist with other tasks based on user prompts. Colleges and universities have increasingly considered how such tools may be used in teaching, research and administrative work.

The dispute highlights broader questions facing higher education institutions as AI services become more widely available. Those questions can include academic integrity, student and faculty access, data handling, transparency and the role of outside technology providers in university operations.

The students’ call asks the university system to end its relationship with OpenAI. KPBS originally reported the story.