Cambridge University Professor Caught in Plagiarism Scandal Allegedly Turned to AI for Resignation Letter

A CAMBRIDGE professor allegedly wrote his resignation letter “using AI” after the university launched an investigation into his academic and professional credentials.

Jason Arday, 41, who became the top uni’s youngest black professor in 2023, came under fire after critics accused him of plagiarising from other students for his PhD thesis.

Jason Arday announced his resignation from the University of Cambridge this week It comes after a series of allegations that he plagiarised his PhD thesis and other research Credit: X

But suspicions began to grow surrounding some of his other .

Arday resigned from his position at the University of Cambridge on Wednesday night just hours after an inquiry into his “academic qualifications” was launched.

Now, online commentator Hunter Ash claims he ran Arday’s resignation letter through an AI detection model which declared it 100 per cent artificial.

Ash said: “Arday has resigned… with a 100% AI-generated letter. Incredible.”

The New York Sun ran it through its own AI detection monitor with the outlet concluding an 83 per cent likelihood.

In his letter Arday wrote that “while criticism is an inevitable part of academic life, what I have experienced has gone far beyond scholarly disagreement”.

He also said that he wanted to “reclaim some peace” after an “unrelenting level of public scrutiny”.

It was revealed last week that Arday may have copied large sections of academic work from others.

The academic first made headlines back in 2010 when he claimed that he had run 30 marathons in 35 days Credit: PA Jason claimed to have run 600 miles in six days, later correcting it to 12 days Credit: SWNS

A former Cambridge academic, Nathan Cofnas, asserted that Arday had lifted more than 100 passages in his dissertation from a Brunel University student thesis written six years before his.

The discovery was made by Cofnas after ran Arday’s thesis through AI detection software.

Then, where he had claimed to be a visiting professor denied that he had been more than an adjunct.

Nor could they account for Arday’s publication record, central to credentialing by universities.

The academic first made headlines back in 2010 when he claimed that he had run 30 marathons in 35 days, to raise for a homeless .

He recently retracted his claim to have run 600 miles in six days, correcting it to 12 days.

Arday also said that the £5.5million he had raised for charity was done as part of a syndicate of around 100 others – not single-handedly.

But his exaggerated charitable endeavours did not end there either.

Greenbelt Festival website, states that he “has also undertaken and completed relief work in South America and West Africa with WaterAid installing water points, which provide drinkable and clean water”.

However WaterAid have a policy of never sending volunteers abroad and have no record of him.

It was also discovered that a book claimed to have written, entitled Being Young, Black and Male: Challenging the Dominant Discourse had never actually hit shelves.

Palgrave Macmillan accepted his proposal but the book was never made public, despite it appearing in his biography description – the publisher did not disclose why.

Last week Arday admitted to a series of errors in his work but insisted he is not a “liar and fantasist” after his remarkable list of personal achievements were called into question.

A spokesperson for the University of Cambridge said: “The University of Cambridge has begun an following new information about Professor Arday’s academic qualifications and honorary appointments. In order to ensure a fair process, we will not comment further until this has concluded.

“Separately, there remain a number of ongoing complaints regarding academic misconduct, which are being handled in line with our Misconduct in Research policy.

“This is consistent with our previous statement on the matter.

“While we are fully aware of the public commentary and concerns around this matter, it remains vital that any process is thorough and adheres to both University policies and .”

The Sun have contacted Mr Arday for comment.