ChatGPT, the latest version of the language model – an artificial intelligence capable of producing text – from Open AIwas the topic of this column several more times. For those who are still out of the loop and haven’t tried to spend a few hours talking into the future, it’s worth getting into tool site – which is still free for the time being – and be surprised.
Meanwhile, the world begins to react to this strange new technology. This amazing language model developed by OpenAI is causing controversy among educational institutions around the world. Nobody knows exactly what to do in the face of use by students.
Some public schools, such as those in Queensland, Australia, have simply banned the use of ChatGPT, while universities in South Africa are determined to incorporate the use of this technology into the educational process.
The truth is that technology – still in its infancy – has the potential to completely change the way we teach and learn.
The tool can provide correct answers to multiple choice questions in different fields of knowledge and even write entire discursive papers.
Tiago Tavares, researcher and professor at Insper Recently I found that ChatGPT will have a score of 614 in Or 2022, which is enough to enter several courses including biological sciences, electrical engineering, and psychology.
At Wharton, the University of Pennsylvania’s famous business school, Professor Christian Terwich decided to test ChatGPT-3. He put the device to the test and concluded that it would get grades between B and B on the exam. However, Terwiesch does suggest a review of testing policies, curriculum design, and teaching.
In Paris, leaders of Sciences Po, whose main campus is in Paris, have banned the use of the chatbot. The punishment for those who erected the banner could go as far as expelling the student from the university or even from French higher education.
It is noteworthy that in addition to “getting the right answer”, like a modern oracle, the bot is able to explain the reason for this answer, often giving a very educational and satisfying explanation.
However, ChatGPT also has the potential for abuse, the old “glue” has been reinvented in the 21st century.
This is a real concern for educational institutions, which is why some schools, such as the one in Queensland, Australia, prohibit their use by students.
Backed by the fact that the platform’s terms of use make it clear that to use the tool, you must be of legal age, they have adopted a technical solution – blocking access to the site on school computers and networks – to try and delay a problem that, surely, will soon have to be encountered again.
Some Australian universities, such as Flinders University, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, have already taken another route, updating their policies to allow the use of Artificial intelligence (IA) as long as stated.
Rather than ban the use of the tool outright, these universities are seeking to “help faculty and students use digital tools to support learning,” said Professor Romy Lawson, Vice-Chancellor of Flinders University. This shows how the benefits of ChatGPT can be balanced against concerns about academic fraud.
However, the discussion there is just beginning and at the same time that they decided to allow the use of this technology, there is a proposal to resume more tasks with a focus on handwriting (!!!) while they look for a way to integrate technology into the learning process.
Now, these are specific examples, companies cognizant of an issue that will become increasingly present in our daily lives. But they have already indicated that we will soon have to face this dilemma here. we are ready?
