Microsoft Open AI tools - ChatGPT and others

[blion72]

I am sure some of you have heard about the developments from some of these tools that now can create strong content - writing and interpretation. The technologies that are used to look for plagiarism are not able to check this content. While most schools are quickly trying to get their arms around this (student cheating), looks like it is hitting athletes through outside organizations helping to tutor players. These tools can be the difference between an F and say a passing grade in a class, especially where remote learning is permitted. Many students (even on campus) take some courses remote.

Found it interesting at some schools the institution and faculty are trying to figure out how to stop the usage of these tools, and outsiders promoting them to athletes under the guise of external tutoring. This all still assumes that players have to have a min GPA to participate. Not sure if post UNC fiasco whether athletes are still held to account for GPA.

 

[UncleRoyBiggins]

I am sure some of you have heard about the developments from some of these tools that now can create strong content - writing and interpretation. The technologies that are used to look for plagiarism are not able to check this content. While most schools are quickly trying to get their arms around this (student cheating), looks like it is hitting athletes through outside organizations helping to tutor players. These tools can be the difference between an F and say a passing grade in a class, especially where remote learning is permitted. Many students (even on campus) take some courses remote.

Found it interesting at some schools the institution and faculty are trying to figure out how to stop the usage of these tools, and outsiders promoting them to athletes under the guise of external tutoring. This all still assumes that players have to have a min GPA to participate. Not sure if post UNC fiasco whether athletes are still held to account for GPA.

I haven't used it, but I have heard of "amature" hackers using it to help them to write code to hack systems, etc.

 

[blion72]

I haven't used it, but I have heard of "amature" hackers using it to help them to write code to hack systems, etc.

it is very strong. The Python code is actually very credible. It presents an issue for academic assessment, especially for remote classes. Microsoft has several exclusive licenses from the firm (in San Fran). you are correct on the "hacking" capability, so can be used for bad purposes as well as faking student work. I found it interesting that some of the NIL "collectives" are getting involved in the wrong way. IMHO this opens the gates for some really serious academic integrity issues for both student athletes and the normal students to cheat more than they may already be doing. Eventually, people all have to be able to perform in real life. As always something meant to be for a good purpose turns into nefarious use.

 

[Train027]

I hope no one plagiarizes my forum comments.

 

[91Joe95]

So that's what Dilbert has been referencing.

 

[Bison13]

Those of us in education have been dealing with various apps that do things like this for a few years. I know lots of kids in my calculus class use Photomath to do the work, which is why all my tests require each step of the process to be written out, and then give me a or maybe give me a non-simplified final answer. They’ll do an integral and the app will show them a simplified answer but they can’t get to that answer so they end up with 1 pt out of 4 or 5.

 

[FHSPSU67]

So that's what Dilbert has been referencing.

My favorite guy intechnology!

 

[ApexLion]

We are basically doomed. Machines win.

 

[SleepyLion]

I hope no one plagiarizes my forum comments.

 

[blion72]

We are basically doomed. Machines win.

need to attack SkyLab before they take over

 

[OuiRPSU]

Those of us in education have been dealing with various apps that do things like this for a few years. I know lots of kids in my calculus class use Photomath to do the work, which is why all my tests require each step of the process to be written out, and then give me a or maybe give me a non-simplified final answer. They’ll do an integral and the app will show them a simplified answer but they can’t get to that answer so they end up with 1 pt out of 4 or 5.

Is that why we were always told to show our work…to prepare for this day?

 

[OuiRPSU]

I have yet to deal with it (at least that I’m aware of), but I’m sure somebody in one of my classes will use it at some point. Even so, I make all my students hand write a few things in class early in the semester so I have a baseline for everyone and should be able to tell pretty easily if somebody all of a sudden is submitting work that is significantly different than what they produced previously.

While it might help with written assignments, the bottom line is that students still need to know the material when it’s exam time.