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Educational institutions around the world are debating how to approach the viral AI writing tool, ChatGPT. In a move to embrace the technology, the International Baccalaureate has said they will allow students to quote content generated by ChatGPT in their essays, The Guardian has reported. Like with all other resources, students will have to cite ChaGPT as a source when using it.
The move comes at a time when universities are debating the effect of ChatGPT on the personal statement for admissions. The AI tool has also been successful in passing a few university exams. By allowing students to use the tool, the IB has made a smart move. When students will attribute their source to ChatGPT, there is less chance of them generating their entire essay with the help of the tool. Matt Glanville, the IB’s head of assessment principles and practice, said the chatbot should be embraced as “an extraordinary opportunity”.
“The clear line between using ChatGPT and providing original work is exactly the same as using ideas taken from other people or the internet. As with any quote or material adapted from another source, it must be credited in the body of the text and appropriately referenced in the bibliography,” Glanville added.
To get an IB diploma, students have to take six exams and write three papers - Theory of Knowledge (ToK), Extended Essay (EE) and Creativity, Activity & Service (CAS) Project. These are an integral part of the final score that a student receives. Glanville added that the rise of tools like ChatGPT will result in the essays becoming less prominent for IB. “Essay writing is, however, being profoundly challenged by the rise of new technology and there’s no doubt that it will have much less prominence in the future,” he said. “When AI can essentially write an essay at the touch of a button, we need our pupils to master different skills, such as understanding if the essay is any good or if it has missed context, has used biased data or if it is lacking in creativity. These will be far more important skills than writing an essay, so the assessment tasks we set will need to reflect this.”
ChatGPT was developed by OpenAI, a San Francisco-based company backed by Microsoft. Microsoft has integrated OpenAI technology into its Bing search engine and Google has announced the creation of its own chatbot, Bard, although it has yet to release it publicly.
Snapchat announced it would deploy a chatbot based on the same technology as ChatGPT. The messaging app said its chatbot, called My AI, would be rolled out to subscribers to its premium service, Snapchat+. Snapchat added that the service could be used for a range of purposes, similar to how ChatGPT and Bing have been used, including recommending gift ideas and planning hiking holidays.