{"id":200265,"date":"2026-11-04T15:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=200265"},"modified":"2026-11-04T15:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:08:04","slug":"bredenoord-vermelden-ai-gebruik-bij-speeches-is-nonsens-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/11\/04\/bredenoord-vermelden-ai-gebruik-bij-speeches-is-nonsens-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bredenoord: Mentioning AI use in speeches is nonsensical"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Executive Board has no plans to always be transparant about the use of AI in speeches or social media posts. Executive Board chair Annelien Bredenoord said this in response to questions from the University Council following EM&#8217;s article about the Executive Board&#8217;s use of AI. She called articles like these in the media a &#8216;witch-hunt&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/universiteitsraad-heksenjacht-AI-convergence-ami-rinn-1600x1067.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793797784\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-200260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/universiteitsraad-heksenjacht-AI-convergence-ami-rinn-1600x1067.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793798133 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/universiteitsraad-heksenjacht-AI-convergence-ami-rinn-875x583.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793798133 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/universiteitsraad-heksenjacht-AI-convergence-ami-rinn-300x200.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793798133 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/universiteitsraad-heksenjacht-AI-convergence-ami-rinn-1280x854.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793798133 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/universiteitsraad-heksenjacht-AI-convergence-ami-rinn-1536x1024.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793798133 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/universiteitsraad-heksenjacht-AI-convergence-ami-rinn-2048x1366.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793798133 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/ami-rinn\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Ami Rinn<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, a council member asked rector Jantine Schuit to reflect on the Executive Board&#8217;s own use of AI and the example it sets. &#8220;For speeches and LinkedIn posts, we are supported by the press office. They use AI to summarise, translate, structure and strengthen the message. It helps us prepare. It is not the case that the &#8216;machine&#8217; decides what we must say.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The council member then asked whether it was not important for the Executive Board to be transparent about its use of AI, just as students have to be for assignments and essays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/universiteitsraad-heksenjacht-AI-convergence-ami-rinn-460x460.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793798133\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/universiteitsraad-heksenjacht-AI-convergence-ami-rinn-460x460.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793798133 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/universiteitsraad-heksenjacht-AI-convergence-ami-rinn-115x115.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793798133 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/universiteitsraad-heksenjacht-AI-convergence-ami-rinn-230x230.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793798133 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/11\/04\/bredenoord-vermelden-ai-gebruik-bij-speeches-is-nonsens-2\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tBredenoord: Mentioning AI use in speeches is nonsensical\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-11-04\">4 November 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tArtificial Intelligence\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tUniversity Council\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Witch-hunt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Executive Board chair Annelien Bredenoord told the council member that AI is a &#8216;disruptive core technology&#8217;. &#8220;What we need to do is teach our students and staff how use AI in society. If not, we&#8217;re not doing our jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She criticised the &#8216;witch-hunt&#8217;, as she called it, in articles accusing prominent figures such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volkskrant.nl\/kijkverder\/v\/2026\/rob-jetten-d66-ai-social-media-onderzoek~v3192214\/\">prime minister Rob Jetten<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/2026\/09\/14\/ook-minister-van-onderwijs-rianne-letschert-gebruikte-ai-in-toespraak\/?noredirect=nl-NL\">minister Rianne Letschert<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/2026\/10\/20\/college-van-bestuur-zet-regelmatig-ai-in-voor-speeches-en-linkedin-posts\/\">the Executive Board<\/a> itself of using AI. &#8220;The question of whether we use AI is a nonsensical discussion. The issue is not: oh do you use AI? It is how we use it and when we should use it. And using AI for communication is completely different from using it for  a thesis or study assignment.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Critical approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another council member stressed that the council was not calling for a ban on AI. &#8220;We are concerned with taking a critical approach to AI and with transparency. If an academic wants to use AI, whether for final editing, grant applications or PowerPoint presentations, they should say so. You are role models. AI is not very environmentally friendly, so that is a bit at odds with the university&#8217;s core values.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bredenoord acknowledged that AI sometimes conflicts with Erasmus&#8217; values. &#8220;There is always a trade-off in how you use AI.&#8221; She called mentioning the use of AI in a speech nonsense. &#8220;My speeches have always been written with the help of a speechwriter, and that&#8217;s never been an issue. How is this different?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signal to students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A staff member on the council described how difficult the &#8216;battle&#8217; with students can be when it comes to using AI in essays. &#8220;You underestimate how difficult that is and how this lands with students and staff&#8221;, he told the Executive Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The council asked the Executive Board at least to take on board the comments from the university&#8217;s representative body. &#8220;Reflect on why it feels so uncomfortable to mention that AI has been used&#8221;, said a council member. &#8220;A speechwriter feels different, after all. LinkedIn may be a different case, but it does send a signal to students. We would like to hear the Executive Board&#8217;s position on this.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI@EUR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discussion about the use of AI was part of a wider debate in the council about developing a position on the issue as part of the AI@EUR project. AI@EUR is trying to map all the AI initiatives at the university, but this is proving difficult. Schuit said: &#8220;There is no easy way to bring these people into contact with one another. Some use external tools, while we have internal tools.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The university already offers some of its own tools, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/2026\/04\/28\/een-eigen-chatgpt-voor-medewerkers-universiteit-lanceert-desidera\/\">Desidera chatbot<\/a>. &#8220;We don&#8217;t want every faculty to decide for itself which tools to use&#8221;, said Schuit. More people will be hired for the project in the coming period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-lg md:text-xl\">Lees ook<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-violet  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Arendje-Nabbe_1_columnist-EM_2026_Geisje-van-der-Linden_exp-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1787047271\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Arendje-Nabbe_1_columnist-EM_2026_Geisje-van-der-Linden_exp-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1787047271 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Arendje-Nabbe_1_columnist-EM_2026_Geisje-van-der-Linden_exp-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1787047271 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Arendje-Nabbe_1_columnist-EM_2026_Geisje-van-der-Linden_exp-230x230.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1787047271 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/11\/04\/ctrlf-op-papier\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tCtrl+F on paper\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-11-04\">4 November 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tColumn\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Executive Board has no plans to always be transparant about the use of AI in speeches or social media posts. Executive Board chair Annelien Bredenoord said this in response to questions from the University Council following EM&#8217;s article about the Executive Board&#8217;s use of AI. 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