Summary
New York City public schools blocked access to the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. Educators are concerned that students could use this technology to write papers – the tool wasn't even a month old when a college professor in South Carolina caught a student using it to write an essay in philosophy class. For a transcript of this story, click here .Five Facts
- Who is interviewed in this story, and what is his background?
- What is ChatGPT?
- When was ChatGPT released?
- How are some students using ChatGPT to cheat?
- Why was professor Darren Hick able to determine that a student's paper had been generated by artificial intelligence and was not her own work?
Focus Questions
- How do you think schoolwork and school assignments such as writing projects could be best adapted to increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence?
- Media literacy : This report focuses on a problem caused by artificial intelligence, but can you think of any ways AI could help teachers and students?
- Optional, if short on time : See, Think, Wonder: What do you notice? What does the story make you think? What do you want to find out more about?
For More
What students can do: What is artificial intelligence, and why has it become such a focus of technology companies lately? What are some of the ethical concerns related to the technology? Watch the following video and discuss: In what ways might expanding AI tech be both helpful and harmful?Fill out this form to share your thoughts on Classroom’s resources. Sign up for NewsHour Classroom’s ready-to-go Daily News Lessons delivered to your inbox each morning.
