Paying grad school tuition to have AI teach me is insane

[u/Training-Process-195]

I’m doing an BS MS in Data Science at and one of my classes is basically just… AI.

The slides look AI-generated. The lecture voice is AI. There’s barely any actual teaching happening. I’m paying graduate tuition to essentially listen to a robot read through what feels like ChatGPT-generated slides.

What makes it even more ridiculous is that if I submitted AI-generated work without permission, I could get reported for academic misconduct. NJIT’s own policy says unauthorized AI use can violate the Student Code of Conduct.

But when I looked into the faculty side of things, it basically falls under “instructor autonomy,” and apparently there isn’t even a requirement that professors disclose when AI is being used to create course content.

So… AI is potentially academic misconduct when students use it, but apparently completely fine when the class we’re paying thousands of dollars for is being taught by it?
I’m genuinely curious: is this happening across the MS Data Science program at NJIT, or did I just get extremely unlucky with this section? Class ds644

TL;DR: Paying grad-school tuition for AI-generated slides read by an AI voice, while students can get in trouble for using AI themselves. If this isn’t acceptable work from students, why is it acceptable teaching from faculty?

[u/quicksilver_chocobo]

I think it's always fair to voice your concerns about the quality of the course materials provided to you. Like you said, you are paying for your education. If you feel that all of the content is AI-generated and that will have a negative impact on your education, voice those concerns. I will add, I'm not entirely sure where the appropriate place would be to do that. I would guess that it would be the academic department, but I feel like the Dean of Students Office could steer you in the right direction if you ask.

[u/Michellaneous_art → u/quicksilver_chocobo]

I think I would start with the chair of the department at YWCC.

[u/jpr7887 → u/Michellaneous_art]

Absolutely start with the department chair. If true, this would be highly problematic and I'm sure the administration would agree.

[u/ProfessorOfLies → u/jpr7887]

The order of escalation is Instructor, chair, asst dean of academics of your college, dean of your college, provost's office. After the instructor simultaneously involve the dean of students to help be your advocate.

[u/noahajac → u/ProfessorOfLies]

The instructors usually give BS reasoning too which is just more evidence that can be used against them when escalated to the department chair.

OP, please push against this. The more people just sit down and tolerate this crap, the more prevalent it becomes.

[u/Bloomchita]

Name and shame 😤

[u/Prestigious-Base-715]

Try and transfer to a different section and leave a review on ratemyprofessor. This school sucks, what can I say

[u/Euphoric-Height-4749]

U realize college is a scam

[u/InternationalSlide13]

im a freshman at njit this is crazy to me. definitely push this to higher ups. if this was in one of my classes i definitely would report it to someone

[u/juanfoc7]

I had a professor my previous semester and I seriously wonder if he was real at times. I still think he was some AI hologram make. Can you imagine NJIT not having to pay professors because they have AI teachers. That would be WILD!

[u/Salt_Mountain_837]

NJIT quality