Black Whiz Kid Resigns

I mentioned the exposure of Cambridge Black professor Jason Arday, and now he has resigned. Someone claims his resignation letter was written by an AI LLM.

He does not admit wrongdoing. His autobiography was just published. This whole story will be a good example of racism.

Update: A similar analysis:

My estimate: 80% chance it was Al-written or heavily AI-assisted. The strongest indicators:

• Highly polished emotional symmetry: "I need time to heal. I need time to simply be myself again." followed by "I will return. I will return stronger, wiser..." This is classic AI-generated rhetorical escalation.

• Repeated three-part constructions: "some peace, some privacy and some semblance..." and "supported me, defended me, written to me..." Al leans heavily on balanced triplets.

• Generic institutional language: Phrases such as "the transformative power of universities," "rigorous scholarship," "profound toll," and "bring this chapter to an end" sound fluent but impersonal and interchangeable.

• Heavy repetition of themes: Students, family, hope, scrutiny, healing, gratitude and "this chapter" are restated several times without adding much substance.

• No concrete engagement with the allegations: It frames the resignation entirely around emotional suffering and public scrutiny while avoiding specific claims, evidence or rebuttals. That resembles a prompt-driven crisis statement.

• Formulaic ending: "This is not the end... simply the end of this chapter," followed by a comeback promise, is especially Al-like.

Here is a three-year video saying that Arday's work is junk, and that he was only hired for the novelty of a Black professor.