By Holly Payton, Patrick Edwards, and Lucas Shamblin
AI in education can have its ups and downs, good things and bad things. Overall there are good reasons and here’s why. The world is constantly changing. Ever since the introduction of the internet and cell phones, certain daily tasks have gotten easier. A lot of people today rely on their cell phones for a lot of things. AI in education could be a positive thing, just like cell phones. It could make certain daily tasks easier. At this time, AI in education isn’t being used for much good. A lot of kids are using resources like ChatGPT to cheat on essays.
On February 15, 2023, ChatGPT had reached more than 100 million unique users. That also means that 30% of all college students had used it for their assignments according to Stanford University. That leads to a new question, How can we combat AI in the classroom? Teachers and board members will need to create new ways of teaching, essentially. AI is not too smart right now but, in just a short amount of time, it could do about anything you ask it to. Now that it is so accessible to anyone, kids will not be learning if teachers don’t take the initiative.
One of the things that teachers can do to combat this is using other software, like an AI detector. One of the leading AI checkers is GPTZero. Another way to combat this is to use different exam or assignment methods. It is harder to use an AI to answer questions if you use more multiple-choice or essay-based questions. To prevent the use of AI in classrooms you could heavily push the consequences of what happens if you are caught using it.
The consequences of using AI or ChatGPT to cheat on assignments are big. Some people have gotten expelled from some of the best colleges in the nation. If you are caught using this in high school, it could result in getting a 0 on your assignment and maybe even suspension. 43% of college students have used ChatGPT or a website similar to it for cheating on assignments and exams.
How could AI in education be good? Some ways that this new technology is being used for good is certain student placement exams. By taking these exams you could get a better placement for what kids need in their education, to more easily adapt to their learning styles.
Overall, AI in education is good and bad but with the correct use of AI in education it can be seen as a good thing. Making it easier for kids to learn and making it easier for teachers to teach them. It is the future of education.
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