AI Cuts Humanities Funding, Sparking Legal Battle
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Federal officials used ChatGPT to scrutinize National Endowment for the Humanities grants for diversity, equity, and inclusion ties, leading to significant cuts. One notable case involved North Carolina Central University, a public historically Black college, where a nearly ninety thousand dollar grant was terminated. The grant supported faculty using digital archives for teaching materials. ChatGPT flagged it as promoting diversity efforts, resulting in the grants termination. Four scholarly groups are now suing the NEH and its chair, claiming the cuts violated free speech and equal protection rights. The lawsuit reveals over one thousand grant descriptions run through ChatGPT, including a High Point Museum HVAC upgrade, which the bot linked to diverse audience access and also axed. This case underscores the risks of AI in high-stakes government decisions, with the suit aiming to restore the gutted humanities funding amid ongoing legal battles.
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