Prof. Goldman bans fully AI-written work

Prof. Claudia V. Goldman holds 24 patents, a credential she uses to set a high benchmark for academic rigor in her data science classes at the Hebrew University Business School in Jerusalem. She has served as an associate professor there since July 2024. In a recent interview, she stated that fully AI-generated answers are not accepted in her courses. Students must know that she can detect artificial intelligence in their writing.

Goldman was born in Argentina and moved to Israel with her family in January 1984. She was 16 years old at the time. She finished high school in Jerusalem in 1986 and later earned three degrees from the Hebrew University. She completed a BSc in computer science, mathematics and electronics in 1991, an MSc in computer science in 1993, and a PhD in computer science in 1999. Her doctoral supervisor was Prof. Jeff Rosenschein.

Between 1999 and 2005, Goldman held research posts at Bar-Ilan University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the University of Haifa. She then moved into the private sector. She worked for three years as a team leader at Samsung Telecom Research in Herzliya. She spent the next 15 years as a research scientist in General Motors' research and development organization, also located in Herzliya. At General Motors, she worked on introducing learning agents into the vehicle user experience to help drivers understand autonomous driving functions.

In her current teaching role, Goldman tells students exactly when and why they may use AI tools. She requires them to credit the technology and explain their usage methods. She encourages students to brainstorm with AI while remaining critical of the output. This includes checking whether information is biased or whether a cited source actually exists. She evaluates students through classwork, presentations, and peer-organized activities to assess their understanding in person.

The curriculum also covers human responsibility and values. The Business School offers specific courses in this area, including AI for Social Good, Responsible AI, and When AI Meets Humans and Society. Goldman addressed Bill Gates's suggestion of a 'Human Reserved' concept for jobs. She said the issue is not a simple binary about which professions stay human. She noted that the focus should be on understanding the benefits AI brings in different roles and the critical skills needed to strengthen them.

Goldman is the only child of parents born in Argentina. Her grandparents moved to Argentina before many relatives were murdered in the Holocaust. She attended a Jewish school in Buenos Aires through seventh grade, studying in Yiddish, Hebrew, and Spanish. In 1983, she told her father, "The only place I can see myself growing up is Israel." The family made aliyah six months later. She met her husband, Prof. Roy Shenhar, on the stairs of the Ross Building on the Givat Ram campus. They ran into each other three times. In 1995, he honored a Hebrew custom by buying her ice cream. They married in 1999.

The fall semester is now beginning at the Hebrew University. The university runs a Free Listener Program that allows senior citizens to audit courses. Goldman continues to work in her office on the Givat Ram campus, where she oversees the data science department's approach to technology in education.