Orman, a professor at Northern Michigan University, found a "perfect thesis" on world religions in a student assignment. " This article is better written than most students...too good to meet my expectations of students! " He asked ChatGPT: "Did you write this?" ChatGPT replied: "99.9% Probability yes. "
ChatGPT "invades" the campus
On February 9th, the "Daily Economic News" published an exclusive report - "Investigation|Students in domestic colleges and universities have used ChatGPT to write papers, and the "masterpiece" is about to catch up with the teacher! How to prevent "AI cheating"? "Aroused widespread attention and heated discussions among netizens on Weibo.
The reporter of "Daily Economic News" noticed in the comment area that many of them have also begun to actively embrace the emerging technology of ChatGPT.
The reporter interviewed front-line teachers of key universities in Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan and other places, and they are also paying close attention to the use of ChatGPT by students. Some teachers told reporters that some students have been found to use ChatGPT to write papers. A certain college teacher even bluntly said that it is estimated that some academic problems caused by ChatGPT will appear after the start of school this year.
After the reporter of "Daily Economic News" learned of the above situation, he immediately conducted research and interviews with colleges and universities in many places across the country. The interviewed students covered multiple disciplines such as literature, science and engineering, and some even had doctorates or postdoctoral fellows.
In an interview, a college student tried to use ChatGPT to write a thesis and said that "the response was very good", and some college students told reporters that the text produced by ChatGPT had "correct grammar" and "beautiful words".
After investigating and interviewing many liberal arts and science students, the reporter found that ChatGPT is currently used by college students mostly in social sciences, language, management, media and other majors. In contrast, the use of ChatGPT by science and engineering students is relatively rare.
In addition, a student majoring in media at a university in Beijing reported to the reporter that the content written by ChatGPT is generally useful, and that English is more fluent than Chinese. "But when writing the 'References' section, it is basically compiled by it, and it looks very similar, so the best time to use it is in your field of expertise, and then check the content yourself."
In response to the current interviewer’s mention that ChatGPT is smoother in using English texts than Chinese texts, the reporter found that some students also use ChatGPT to polish English compositions by taking advantage of this advantage.
After investigation, the reporter learned that not only undergraduate and master students, but even some doctoral students are also thinking about how to use ChatGPT. A doctoral student majoring in human resources in a university in Sichuan told reporters that he is also thinking about using ChatGPT to help himself in scientific research. But by comparing the output of ChatGPT, he believes that the answer of ChatGPT is still too broad.
Scholars talk about ChatGPT or paper fraud: the teaching evaluation system has been impacted and needs to be adjusted
According to The Paper reported on February 14, in the education sector, people began to worry, will students use ChatGPT to write homework? Will student teachers rely on AI to generate research papers?
Tang Yonghua, deputy director and professor of the Chinese Department of East China Normal University, said frankly that perfunctory students and sloppy teachers lack resistance in front of ChatGPT. In the future, the paper-centered teaching evaluation system needs to make major adjustments.
Xu Xin, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Faculty of Economics and Management of East China Normal University, and deputy director of the Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, is more concerned about the impact of ChatGPT applications on education and possible responses. , not just a 'teacher' of knowledge transfer, because ChatGPT can almost answer all kinds of knowledge questions of all students."
Wang Zikai, chief engineer at the Shanghai Institute of Artificial Intelligence, isn't worried. He said that instead of worrying about students using tools indiscriminately, it is better for teachers to change their teaching ideas first, guide students to use tools well, and at the same time pay more attention to cultivating students' creativity and critical thinking.
Disable ChatGPT, illegal use is considered plagiarism! Several universities have announced
After the launch of ChatGPT, a language model developed by American artificial intelligence company OpenAI, it has attracted the attention of the education community. Some students use it to write homework and even papers. Many schools have announced that ChatGPT will be "blocked".
The University of Hong Kong recently sent internal emails to teachers and students stating that it is forbidden to use ChatGPT or other AI tools in all classes, assignments and assessments of the University of Hong Kong , becoming the first university in Hong Kong to expressly prohibit the use of ChatGPT or other artificial intelligence tools in classrooms and other teaching activities.
He Liren, the vice president of the University of Hong Kong, pointed out in an internal email that it is forbidden to use ChatGPT or other AI tools in all classes, assignments and assessments of the University of Hong Kong. Unless the student obtains the written consent of the lecturer of the relevant course to waive it, it will be regarded as a case of plagiarism by the school . It means that without written permission, ChatGPT and other AI-based tools cannot be used for any credit-related activities. If teachers suspect that students are using ChatGPT or other AI tools, they can ask students to discuss their homework, conduct additional oral tests and exams, etc. .
The Paris Institute of Sciences Po has also clearly stipulated that it is forbidden to use ChatGPT and all other artificial intelligence-based tools to complete learning and examination tasks. "One of the reasons is that it (ChatGPT) is an artificial intelligence based on calculations rather than logical reasoning, and most importantly, it will give people the illusion that a human being wrote the text," said the director of academic affairs at the institute. For Sciences Po For students, the use of such tools does not guarantee their intellectual honesty."
Many universities in Australia, India, and the United Kingdom also restrict students from using ChatGPT , especially on campus and during exams. According to a professor at Rewa University in India, ChatGPT will make people stop thinking and cause harm to humans.
Plagiarism-detecting software is already in use at many universities, and at least one programmer is working on an app that detects when text was written by ChatGPT.
Recently, "Jinan Journal (Philosophy and Social Science Edition)" and "Journal of Tianjin Normal University (Basic Education Edition)" also issued related statements, proposing that they will not accept any large-scale language model tools (such as: ChatGPT) individually or jointly signed articles, or It is recommended to explain the use of artificial intelligence writing tools.