Molly Greene *93, professor of history and Hellenic studies
2 Days Ago
Addressing AI Tools Offered to Students
I am pleased to report that, after bringing it to the attention of the Princeton University Library, the library staff has turned off the “JSTOR AI Research Assistant Tool.” JSTOR is a database for all sorts of scholarly articles. I noticed that when I accessed certain articles, this tool popped up, offering, essentially, to summarize the article. This directly undercuts what we are trying to do in the classroom, which is to have students actually read what we assign them. The library is now going to review this and other AI tools and I hope they will keep them turned off. Princeton University should not be sending the message that you don’t have to do the reading.
I am pleased to report that, after bringing it to the attention of the Princeton University Library, the library staff has turned off the “JSTOR AI Research Assistant Tool.” JSTOR is a database for all sorts of scholarly articles. I noticed that when I accessed certain articles, this tool popped up, offering, essentially, to summarize the article. This directly undercuts what we are trying to do in the classroom, which is to have students actually read what we assign them. The library is now going to review this and other AI tools and I hope they will keep them turned off. Princeton University should not be sending the message that you don’t have to do the reading.