The most popular recently is ChatGPT.
ChatGPT, simply put, is a "strongest chat robot on the surface" with an IQ of 147. When chatting with it, it can accurately judge your intentions and give you the answer you expect, because it has certain logic and common sense. People who have used it are amazed that it has human-like fluent writing skills and logical thinking. In foreign countries, as many as 89% of students are using ChatGPT to write homework and papers, and some even got the highest score in the class. Even Elon Musk tweeted specifically for it: "A new world is coming, goodbye homework!"
"The advancement of artificial intelligence technology represented by ChatGPT will have an important and far-reaching impact on all aspects of social life, including the field of school education." South China Normal University, School of Educational Information Technology, Doctoral Supervisor of Educational Technology, Future Education Research Center Director Jiao Jianli, as a researcher focusing on educational technology, firmly believes that ChatGPT may greatly affect formal and informal education and learning at all levels, including basic education, higher education, and vocational education.
Yangcheng Evening News reporters went deep into many fields and interviewed students, teachers and experts. Everyone talked about the changes that ChatGPT will bring about in the field of education, and at the same time, they are also deeply thinking about how to change and respond to education.
Student experience: "Its arrival is like the sudden appearance of nuclear bombs in the era of cold weapons."
ChatGPT is currently not available for registration in China, and you need to use various methods to log in. The reporter interviewed international students and domestic college students to talk about their real experience.
In December last year, Xiao Xu, who was studying at the University of Manchester, came into contact with ChatGPT for the first time. "At the beginning, I had a curiosity-seeking mentality. After using it, I found that its arrival is like a nuclear bomb suddenly appearing in the era of cold weapons." Xiao Xu introduced that the last time she used ChatGPT was in the writing of after-school assignments, and she asked ChatGPT to review her articles. After polishing, the quality of the finished product is very high, and a lot of "authentic expressions and advanced vocabulary that Chinese people don't know" are used, and the logic is more fluent. In short, "the satisfaction with the homework has been significantly improved."
Liu Qi, a third-year student at the Hillhouse School of Artificial Intelligence at Renmin University of China, has been using ChatGPT since December last year. "From the perspective of students, I think the most direct impact is that many students will use ChatGPT to assist in doing homework." Liu Qi tried With the help of ChatGPT, I completed a short-answer assignment for a professional course. In the process of completing this assignment, he found that ChatGPT still has some problems. "One of the most criticized problems is that it sometimes 'speaks nonsense seriously', giving some seemingly reasonable but actually diametrically opposed Answers, such as when it comes to the interpretation of some more technical terms."
Liu Qi felt from personal experience that although ChatGPT has a relatively low error probability in general questions, the correctness of its answers to questions cannot be guaranteed. "If the questioner is not familiar with the question asked, it is impossible to judge whether the answer is correct. At the same time, a common defect of language models such as ChatGPT is that they are relatively poor in logical reasoning and mathematics (to some extent, it is caused by The principles of these models are determined), such as three-digit addition, judging whether a three-digit number is a prime number, or primary school application questions, which we seem to be very simple questions, ChatGPT often does not perform well (some solutions to application questions are: Guide the model to think about the problem step by step instead of directly outputting the answer; or manually write some detailed step-by-step reference answers to the questions as a 'hint' for the input model, and then let the model solve new problems according to the above ideas. But judge the prime number This is impossible)".
In Liu Qi's view, the function of students using ChatGPT to write homework is more to help supplement some details or help organize language when "generally knowing which direction the answer is in." Maybe it is because of the problem of the Chinese database, after all, it uses There are not enough people, and the version of ChatGPT is updated very quickly, it is estimated that many problems will be improved.”
Teacher's feelings: education is warm, not just a cold grade report.
In an interview with a reporter from the Yangcheng Evening News, Lu Yu, a foreign expert specially hired by the French National Ministry of Labor Employment and Occupational Integration, and a visiting professor at the School of Foreign Languages and Literature and the School of Information and Digitalization of the University of Paris II, said that AI has been widely used in the teaching process. "When AI represented by ChatGPT enters the field of education, it can accelerate the learning process of students, improve the quality of teachers' teaching, and optimize the evaluation of teachers' teaching." Lu Yu introduced, taking the Chinese classroom in France as an example, in the Chinese vocabulary In teaching, unfamiliar vocabulary needs to be memorized repeatedly. In the past, most students used the wrong question book to help them learn, but AI can tell you which vocabulary is often wrong through big data, which greatly improves learning efficiency. In addition, ChatGPT can also greatly enhance students' information retrieval and data analysis capabilities during the learning process.
In teaching, ChatGPT also has its weaknesses. "But no matter how powerful AI is, it is impossible to replace teachers. It can only be an auxiliary tool for teaching." Lu Yu pointed out, "because it lacks understanding and sensitivity to students' emotional and psychological states." For example, a student's There may be many reasons for unsatisfactory grades, but AI can only tell students where the weak points of knowledge are, and cannot explore the reasons behind unsatisfactory grades. Lu Yu said: "Maybe what this student needs more is the care and encouragement of the teacher, rather than an accurate but cold grade report." In addition, it is difficult for AI to be accurate in the design of teaching programs and the scoring of composition questions. policy. "ChatGPT is very objective, but also because it is too objective, it is impossible for AI to dominate teaching, let alone education." Lu Yu said, "Education is warm." In addition, data privacy protection, AI system bias And other issues are also places to be improved.
The industry discusses the impact of ChatGPT on education.
In the past few days, ChatGPT has set off a big discussion in the field of education: some people shouted that school education has been forced to a corner; some people said that artificial intelligence and ChatGPT have wiped out the advantages of traditional school education; some people criticized that ChatGPT is not an innovation, For example, Yann Lecun, Turing Award winner and chief scientist of artificial intelligence at Meta, commented, "ChatGPT is not considered a technological innovation, but a good combination." He also said: "ChatGPT not only uses other people's technology, It is still a very early technology”; some scholars say that ChatGPT is “essentially high-tech plagiarism” and “a way to avoid learning”.
Discussion 1 ChatGPT triggers the subversion of existing education
"We need to realize that the AI represented by ChatGPT is developing very fast. It is still a 'child', but it is already very intelligent. We need to realize that its iterative ability is very strong because it is different from humans. It doesn’t need to eat or sleep, and it can work 24 hours a day, and this kind of growth is very scary.” Zou Jun, the former principal of Guangzhou No. 89 Middle School, adjunct professor of Teacher Education Department of South China Normal University, and government inspector of Tianhe District, said , The impact of ChatGPT on education is subversive, and it has a great impact on existing education. "As far as the educational behavior itself is concerned, the educational model centered on knowledge transfer is forced into a corner. On the one hand, ChatGPT can answer almost all questions asked by students, and can teach students in accordance with their aptitude. So is there any value for our teachers to exist? ? On the other hand, since this knowledge can be obtained so easily, is there any point in our children spending so much time studying and doing the questions? What is the most urgent need for our children to learn?" Zou Jun It is believed that educators need to think deeply about these issues, "it is not a long-term future, but a near future."
Discussion 2 In the wave of artificial intelligence, educators should actively occupy two "value high grounds"
Professor Hu Xiaoyong, executive vice president of the Institute of Educational Artificial Intelligence of South China Normal University and doctoral supervisor, pointed out that paying attention to the application of artificial intelligence in the field of basic education is actually not a new problem. Primary and middle school students abuse the phenomenon of "photographing and searching for questions". "Photography and search questions should never be the ultimate goal of educational AI applications, otherwise it will be counterproductive and put the cart before the horse." Hu Xiaoyong believes that blindly using intelligent technologies such as photo search questions and ChatGPT will seriously slow down students' independent thinking and independent learning ability. "Although the homework can be done quickly and accurately by using intelligent tools on the surface, this approach has a negative impact on students' thinking training. Using Baidu to directly search for answers and using artificial intelligence to directly give answers is essentially It is not advisable. At the stage of forming thinking ability, cultivating values, and mastering basic skills and basic methods, what the person does should not be replaced by artificial intelligence.”
Hu Xiaoyong emphasized that in the wave of artificial intelligence, educators must actively occupy two "value high grounds" in order to break through the ceiling of understanding that is limited to "one-shot and one-shot" at the tool level. One is the construction of artificial intelligence ethics and integrity, and the other is learning. Cultivation of higher order thinking.
"Technology should be used reasonably and legally by people." Hu Xiaoyong pointed out that it is necessary to rationally view artificial intelligence and its applications, pay attention to data cases, ethical norms, and academic integrity issues, and make it clear to students that using artificial intelligence to cheat and answer questions on behalf of exams breach of trust. "Designers and users often determine the value of technology, rather than the technical function itself." "Being able to do technically is not the same as being able to do ethically." He called for the orderly regulation of the educational application of artificial intelligence technology, and guide teachers and students to form correct values of intelligent education.
"The foundation of educating people is morality. Education is related to human nature and people-oriented issues, which cannot be simply replaced by AI." Hu Xiaoyong further pointed out that in the face of the occupational pressure brought by artificial intelligence, educators must be clear about their housekeeping. ability. To train newcomers in the age of intelligence, we must undertake three tasks: first, to shape emotions, attitudes, and values; second, to guide the integration and coexistence of man-machine collaboration; and third, to focus on cultivating students' high-level abilities. Education is the flame that ignites people, not the mechanical feeding of data, all of which require the creative initiative of teachers.
Discussion 3 ChatGPT brings dialogue back to rational thinking and daily life
Jiao Jianli believes that the major changes brought about by ChatGPT are mainly reflected in the revolutionary changes in the way of human-computer interaction. "Search will gradually become less important, replaced by dialogue between humans and chatbots and continuous multiple rounds of dialogue. ChatGPT brings dialogue back to people's rational thinking and daily life."
Jiao Jianli believes that artificial intelligence is destined to reshape the workplace by changing the business process of work, and then have a revolutionary impact on school education in the era of artificial intelligence, what students learn and how teachers teach. "But AI is unlikely to fully replace many elements and factors in education, as education is a complex and multifaceted process that involves not only imparting knowledge, but also developing critical thinking, creativity, interpersonal skills and moral responsibility. Jiao Jianli believes that there are some elements of education that are unlikely to be replaced by artificial intelligence, and the personal connections and relationships that students form with teachers, peers and mentors are a key part of the educational experience. “AI cannot replace the human connection that comes from one-on-one interactions and feedback. While AI may be able to analyze and solve complex problems, it is unlikely to match the creative thinking and imagination that are unique to humans. Fostering Creativity Education and imagination will always be an important part of human schooling and even a lifetime of learning experience. Not only that, but the development of emotional intelligence is an important aspect of education that requires human interaction and experience. Artificial intelligence may be able to simulate emotions, However, it cannot truly understand or experience emotions the way humans can."
Huang Qiuyan, chairman of Chenmei International Art Education School Committee, also believes that the application of new AI technologies can promote the innovation and development of education and bring different experiences to teaching and learning, but AI technology is essentially a tool that provides New ways of serving and helping cannot replace teachers' "teaching" and "education", and students' "learning" and "growth". Therefore, schools need to cultivate teachers and students' correct information literacy and values.
Expert Opinion: Educational reforms urgently need adjustments, and teachers should actively embrace the changes.
Ni Minjing, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, pointed out that under the wave of intelligence represented by ChatGPT, education reform urgently needs major adjustments in three aspects:
One is that the primary goal of education is to cultivate people who can think independently and have correct value judgments, rather than acquiring specific knowledge. "Of course, knowledge learning is still important as the most important clue of brain connection. The key is which knowledge is the most important. This is a key issue. This knowledge should be the basis for adapting to this rapidly developing world and contributing to the development of the future world. , Therefore, I think the most basic knowledge of humanities, technology and mathematics is still important, because it contains a lot of value judgments, thinking tools and problem-solving methods, and the learning content of programming thinking, modular thinking and critical thinking needs to be supplemented urgently.”
Second, the methods and methods of education need major adjustments, and the main direction is to use learning tools such as ChatGPT to collaboratively improve education and teaching methods, rather than avoiding and fearing.
"Human beings can use tools is the reason for the rapid progress of human beings. In fact, ChatGPT is a brand-new knowledge tool. In this sense, it is no different from books and libraries that we have relied on for thousands of years. Based on such a powerful knowledge tool, Learning, our children should learn better. If we are worried that children will not think because of it, either what we are teaching is not worthwhile, or we do not understand that there are higher thinking methods that need to be added to simple thinking. Our educators go to develop. We don’t have to worry about children’s jobs being replaced by artificial intelligence in the future, because for human cultural evolution: new technology always eliminates old labor by eliminating old production methods, but new technology always replaces old labor by eliminating old production methods. Create new human needs to create more new labor."
The third is to go beyond knowledge learning and pay more attention to the quality of learning. "Really good learning is to some extent seeking slowness rather than fastness. Only slowness can forge the depth of thinking and deep interpersonal relationships in communicating with people; it is difficult rather than easy. Only challenges In order to stimulate the motivation of students to learn; it is to seek less rather than more, and only with less can we have leisure time to develop our own personality and form a diverse brain; People's research spirit and tenacity."
Jiao Jianli said that as artificial intelligence becomes more useful, popular and popular, artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT will greatly liberate educators, allowing them to focus on the more human side of education . Make every teacher a facilitator and facilitator of learning. "I have always agreed with and firmly believed in this point of view: in an era where technology is ubiquitous, technology will not eliminate teachers, it has not been, it is not now, and it will not be in the future. However, teachers who are good at using technology are destined to be eliminated Teachers who don't use technology. There's no question about that."
According to Jiao Jianli, teachers should:
1. Stay open, embrace technological change, don’t be complacent, but jump to conclusions;
2. Use ChatGPT as your assistant to assist in creative work and practice teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, rather than replacing your work;
3. Schools and teachers should not simply and rudely prohibit the use of ChatGPT, just like calculators, smartphones and the Internet, these prohibitions are deceitful and doomed to be futile;
4. Educators must revolutionize homework and learning tasks through innovative instructional design to develop students' unique skills beyond the capabilities of AI;
5. Using AI tools to learn and perform creative tasks, working and collaborating with AI will surely become an important part of future educational goals. Cultivating this ability of oneself and students as early as possible will greatly enhance the core competitiveness in a technology-rich environment;
6. Pay close attention to AI for good, technology ethics, privacy protection and digital divide issues.