A college apologized for using ChatGPT to write an email to students about the Michigan State University shooting

Sat, 02/18/2023 - 07:30

Students hold candles and wipe away tears at a vigil for victims of the Michigan State University shooting — Students gather at a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at Michigan State University on February 13.
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Peabody College at Vanderbilt University apologized for using ChatGPT to write a sensitive email.
The message asked students to "come together" following a shooting at Michigan State University.
An associate dean at Peabody apologized for the "poor judgement."

Staff at Vanderbilt University have apologised for "poor judgement" after using ChatGPT to write a condolence email in the wake of Monday's shooting at Michigan State University that left three students dead.

The email was sent on Thursday by the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University's school of education, in Nashville, Tennessee.