Goldman Bars AI-Only Answers at Hebrew University

Prof. Claudia V. Goldman has implemented a new protocol for her data science students at the Hebrew University Business School that bans fully AI-generated answers. The rule, which took effect in the current semester, requires students to credit AI tools and provide specific documentation on how the technology assisted their work.

Goldman, who has held an associate professor position in the Data Science Department since July 2024, stated that students know she can detect AI in their writing. She told a recent interview that her goal is to use artificial intelligence to solve real-world problems, but only when students remain critical of the output.

The new guidelines ask students to brainstorm with AI while checking for bias and verifying that cited sources actually exist. Goldman rejects assignments where the technology did the thinking for the student. She said the requirement ensures that learners understand the benefits AI brings to different roles while retaining the critical skills needed to strengthen them.

The professor’s approach is part of a wider curriculum at the Business School that includes courses such as AI for Social Good, Responsible AI, and When AI Meets Humans and Society. She evaluates students through a mix of classwork, presentations, and peer-organized activities to assess their understanding in person.

Goldman’s teaching method follows a long career in research and industry. She holds 24 patents and has published more than 50 academic papers. Before joining the Hebrew University, she worked for 15 years as a research scientist in General Motors’ research and development organization in Herzliya.

At General Motors, she worked on introducing learning agents into the vehicle user experience. The project aimed to help drivers stay focused on the road while better understanding autonomous driving functions. She also spent three years as a team leader at Samsung Telecom Research in Herzliya.

Her academic background includes three degrees from the Hebrew University: 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.

Goldman moved to Israel from Argentina in January 1984 when she was 16 years old. She attended a Jewish school in Buenos Aires through seventh grade, studying in Yiddish, Hebrew, and Spanish. She told her father in 1983 that the only place she could see herself growing up was Israel. The family made aliyah six months later.

She finished high school at Jerusalem’s Mae Boyer High School in 1986 and served in the army before beginning her university studies. She met her husband, Prof. Roy Shenhar, on the Givat Ram campus in 1995. They married in 1999, the same year she completed her doctorate.

The Hebrew University also runs a Free Listener Program that allows senior citizens to audit courses. The fall semester is currently underway, and Goldman’s new rules are being applied to her data science students as the term begins.