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Texas university uses AI to enforce new speech and gender policies

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An English professor at Texas Tech University was required to submit her course materials for AI evaluation in May 2025. This was due to new rules implemented by the university's chancellor, which include a ban on advocating for race or sex-based prejudice. The new Texas law also mandates the recognition of only two sexes, male and female, which the AI program is tasked with enforcing. AI

IMPACT AI is being deployed to enforce institutional policies, raising questions about academic freedom and censorship.

RANK_REASON AI is used as a tool to enforce policy, not a new AI release or research.

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Texas university uses AI to enforce new speech and gender policies

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · AnnaAnthro ·

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    “Spurgeon, an English professor at Texas Tech Univ in Lubbock, has been teaching literature for 20 years. But May 2025 was the first time she was forced to submit her course materials through a portal to be evaluated by an # AI program. It flags anything that might violate new ru…

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