How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit

A Yale Executive MBA student is now suing the university in federal court over his suspension and an F grade. Thierry Rignol says he paid two hundred eight thousand five hundred dollars for the program and was a top student on track to graduate first in his class. Yale suspended him for a year and gave him an F in 'Sourcing and Managing Funds' after accusing him of cheating. Rignol claims he missed out on the valedictorian honor he had earned under Yale's own criteria. Ars Technica reports the dispute has escalated into a thirteen-count federal lawsuit.

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