FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno Unified School District Superintendent Misty Her has told local media outlets that she did not fact-check a school district document containing fabricated information about the Fresno Teachers Association.
The document, which Her said was put together by the district’s spokeswoman, Nikki Henry, at her direction was made using an artificial intelligence tool, according to Her.
The document was aimed at showing how the teacher’s union has gone after Her in the past months. According to Her, the intent of the document was to reflect the tone of the public criticism against her between August 2023 up until this month, and how it was affecting her and her family.
But much of what was contained in the document was either false or not accurate. This was revealed by the teacher’s union after they were handed the document on May 7 by Her.
FTA leaders said they quickly noticed discrepancies in the information contained in the document, and found a link within the file that indicated it had been generated using ChatGPT.
The document included reference to news articles where the union president was quoted, but the district’s document included a quote that does not actually appear in the news report. The document also included reference to meetings and dates that did not match records by the union.
The union called for an investigation into the matter and even said the person who is responsible for creating the document should be terminated from the district....
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