{"id":31619,"date":"2026-07-06T15:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/mumbai-university-draws-flak-for-using-ai-based-technologies-for-creating-study-material-content\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T15:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:15:13","slug":"mumbai-university-draws-flak-for-using-ai-based-technologies-for-creating-study-material-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/mumbai-university-draws-flak-for-using-ai-based-technologies-for-creating-study-material-content\/","title":{"rendered":"Mumbai University draws flak for using &#8216;AI-based technologies&#8217; for creating study material content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132213289,imgsize-48914,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mumbai-university-defends-ai-use-in-cdoe-psychology-study-material-orders-inquiry.jpg\" alt=\"Mumbai University draws flak for using 'AI-based technologies' for creating study material content\" title=\"Mumbai University Defends AI Use in CDOE Psychology Study Material, Orders Inquiry\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Mumbai University Defends AI Use in CDOE Psychology Study Material, Orders Inquiry\">Mumbai University Defends AI Use in CDOE Psychology Study Material, Orders Inquiry<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MUMBAI: The use of AI in the content creation process of a study material for the MA Psychology programme offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mumbai-university\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mumbai University<\/a>&#8216;s Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) has drawn criticism and ridicule from students on social media. <!-- -->The university, however, has claimed that the extent of such usage is less than 10% and is also &#8220;explicitly mentioned in the study material by the content developers&#8221;.<!-- --> It, however, has set up a committee to verify and examine the content.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>A student shared the MA psychology semester IV study material for Social Problems (Skills and Intervention), with a caption alleging that &#8216;MU is now using ChatGPT to generate content for CDOE psychology students&#8217; stating why students are unemployed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The study material mentioned that &#8216;the content was developed under the academics supervision of H Naik using AI-based technologies&#8217;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>MU, in a statement, however, claimed, &#8220;It has been clarified that the use of these AI tools was limited to purposes such as grammatical correction, linguistic refinement, improving coherence and readability of the content, and providing editorial assistance. The extent of such usage is stated to be less than 10 per cent, in accordance with prevailing acceptable norms and guidelines, including those issued for research proposals by the UGC,&#8221; clarified the MU statement. It also clarified that the material prepared for this programme is in the form of a self-learning guide and is not considered a book.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>However, in order to conduct a thorough verification and objective examination of all aspects of the matter, the CDOE has constituted a committee. The committee is currently undertaking the necessary inquiry, and further action is being pursued accordingly.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/education\/news\/mumbai-university-draws-flak-for-using-ai-based-technologies-for-creating-study-material-content\/articleshow\/132213300.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai University Defends AI Use in CDOE Psychology Study Material, Orders Inquiry MUMBAI: The use of AI in the content creation process of a study material for the MA Psychology programme offered by Mumbai University&#8216;s Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE) has drawn criticism and ridicule from students on social media. 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