Artificial Intelligence has started to take over the classroom; specifically OpenAI’s new software, ChatGPT. ChatGPT, Microsoft’s partner, is a chat box that takes vast amounts of data mixed with computer techniques to link together words in a human way. The computer absorbs vocabulary terms, context, and lots of information so that it has the ability to create poems, essays, or even news articles within seconds. Some other tech companies have made similar AI softwares that takes human asked questions and answers them in a polished way. OpenAI specifically created a playground setting on their website that allows people to ask prompts and get quick answers. There have been some conflicting reactions about the new ChatGPT website. The website was released to people in late November, and within a month, it had over one million users. Soon after the public had access to it, it became one out of the fifty most used sites in the world. Elon Musk helped to co-found ChatGPT, but in 2018, he withdrew from the company because he thought the website was “scary good”. A professor at Northwestern University, Daniel Linna Jr., commented that the AI is not foolproof and can sometimes make mistakes. “I think there’s so much hype around ChatGPT, and tools like this have potential,” said Linna. “But it can’t do everything — it’s not magic.” It was also suggested that ChatGPT makes correctly-sound plausible answers that are actually incorrect. Insider magazine conducted an experiment where they asked ChaptGPT to write an article about a recent news story on a Jeep factory in Illinois. Within seconds the chat box created an amazing, impressive article with many accurate facts; however, it used fake quotes from a Jeep-maker CEO. Insider explained that, “The quotes sounded convincingly like what a CEO might say when faced with the difficult decision to lay off workers, but it was all made up.” The main issue with ChatGPT is that the software is so good it is hard to decipher if it was written by a computer or human being. Many people will argue the point that AI helps improve the quality of living by doing tasks better than humans could do it. It is arguable that AI can make things simpler and more realistic. Others disagree and believe that AI will reach such advancements that it takes jobs away from humans because the computer can do it quicker and better. It has also been mentioned that AI can cause major privacy risks. As the hardware starts to become less expensive and more efficient than people, it has started to raise a concerning flag in many people’s minds. With AI’s being more intelligent than the human brain and not needing to take sick days, vacation days, or receive pay raises, it may seem like a more reliable source of labor to business owners. An article by Britanica says that, “48% of experts believed AI will replace a large number of blue- and even white-collar jobs, creating greater income inequality, increased unemployment, and a breakdown of the social order.” In the classroom, teachers are starting to become more aware of students using AI to generate an essay or assignment for class. While AI has been used to help students, it can also help teachers with tasks such as grading assessments. Taking a positive look, Forbes Magazine tells readers that AI can make learning more personalized to the student since there are many different learning styles. Also, tasks that are time consuming and repetitive can now be done by softwares creating a less stressful environment for teachers and students. “By succeeding with AI, students should be able to learn better and faster. Adding AI technologies change with the students’ learning process to create an opportunity to educate students of all learning styles.” said Forbes. As AI advances, states and communities choose how they want to approach the software. ChatGPT and many other websites are becoming more and more popular to complete basic tasks. sidebar: “ChatGPT is a large language model developed by OpenAI. Trained on a vast corpus of text data, ChatGPT has the ability to understand natural language and generate human-like responses to a wide variety of prompts. As a conversational AI tool, ChatGPT has many potential applications, including customer service, personal assistants, and educational tools. ChatGPT can engage in conversations on a wide range of topics, from the mundane to the complex, and can provide helpful responses based on its vast knowledge base. While ChatGPT is a powerful tool, it is important to remember that it is still an artificial intelligence and may not always provide accurate or appropriate responses. Users should be aware of the limitations of AI and use ChatGPT as a supplement to, not a replacement for, human expertise and interaction. Overall, ChatGPT represents an exciting development in the field of natural language processing and has the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with technology and each other” -ChatGPT
