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At least he lives by what he believes in for real. I kind of respect him for that.
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From a quick scan of some of the documents it looks like the meat of the claim here is that he didn't use AI to do the exam for him, and the normal (terrible) AI detector didn't flag it, but one of the reviewers was able to fine tune their prompt until it spat out something sufficiently similar to the suspect submission.
I don't have enough data or expertise to weigh in on whether this claim is plausible or accurate, but in either case AI looks bad. Either it allowed Mr Yang to cheat on his PhD or else it allowed an overzealous bureaucrat to invent the evidence needed to make it look like he had cheated. It doesn't take a lawyer to see how that possibility could be abused by bad-faith actors in any number of arenas.
i don't think it helps his case that he's using chatgpt as a lawyer
dunno, I think it's a great contribution. not to his case, mind you, but to the collective human experience. as a warning to others, and entertainment.
Reading through the docket, he is entitled to a hearing for relief and has a modicum of standing due to the threat of deportation from the USA to China; it's not unreasonable to go to federal court. The judge was fairly courteous in referring him to the Pro Se Project a week ago. I'm a little jealous of how detached he is from reality; from 36(a) of the Amended Complaint:
The Plaintiff asserts that completing a Ph.D. in Health Services Research significantly increases earning potential. The average salary for individuals with such a Ph.D. is $120,000 annually, compared to $30,000 annually in China, where Plaintiff’s visa cancellation forces him to seek employment. Over an estimated 30-year working career, this represents a lifetime income loss of $2,700,000.
He really went up to the judge and said, "your honor, my future career is dependent on how well I prompt ChatGPT, but statistically I should be paid more if I have a second doctorate," and the judge patted him on his head and gave him a lollipop for being so precocious.
WTF is a PhD in health administration?
Dumb.