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What’s the French for Schadenfreude?
Étienne Klein's appropriation of a silly joke was of no consequence, but at the time I couldn't help wondering how someone who would do that might behave with things that actually matter. Now I know the answer, and it's more than worrying. An investigation into the PhD thesis of Etienne Klein by Paris Cité University has concluded that there is extensive evidence of plagiarism in it. Who needs AI when you have Etienne Klein? The University has now decided to withdraw Klein's doctorate, which was awarded in 1999.
