A.I. Bots: What are they and are they bad?

If you have been paying attention lately to any news feeds you most likely have heard about Chat GPT. This was one of the first A.I. generated chatbots that have many people wondering if students will use this as an opportunity to cheat and plagiarize. Since the release of this new chatbot the Technology team has reviewed it and blocked its use on district networks for students, HOWEVER it should be pointed out that this could be a great teachable moment. Students will use this technology at some point in their educational careers. The technology everyone is using right now is the worst it will be in our lifetime. We need to take a moment to reflect on HOW can we teach our students to use these new tools for good? If you have played around conversing with a chatbot or have read articles about them you know that they are still learning. They are not full of correct information, because the internet is not composed of 100% accurate and correct information and this is where chatbots learn. Students could choose to use these chatbots as a starting point and then revise and add on to the answer. It would entail citing that they did in fact use a chatbot, as well as research where the holes and misinformation is in the generated text. 

Math teachers may have once upon a time been upset when calculators were introduced into the curriculum, but some embraced the new tool. Tools help us think smarter, not harder. How can we use chatbots in the same manner to cultivate a new way of thinking and creating?

For more info on ChatGPT and other chatbots, read this article. 

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