News Summary

• The Sydney Morning Herald has taken down an opinion piece defending the use of artificial intelligence at universities.
• The article was written by Western Sydney University academic Cath Ellis.
• It was a response to an earlier opinion piece by Macquarie University academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert.
• WSU confirmed Professor Ellis had used generative AI, in what they said was a "sophisticated and appropriate" way.
• Nine, publisher of the Herald, did not provide a statement to the ABC.
• But a subsequent article quoted its editor, Jordan Baker, who said the piece had been retracted because it did not meet their editorial standards.