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New York City public schools have blocked access to OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI model on their networks and devices, reports educational news site Chalkbeat. The move raises concerns that students may use ChatGPT to cheat assignments, accidentally introduce inaccurate work, or write essays in a way that prevents them from learning the material. This was done with the concern of the
ChatGPT is a large-scale language model created by OpenAI, currently accessible from any web browser for free during the testing period. It can be used on par with human writing to write essays, poems, technical documents (or simulate a Linux console). inaccurate result.
According to Chalkbeat, NYC Education Department spokesperson Jenna Lyle said: Tools may provide quick and easy answers to questions, but they fail to build critical thinking and problem-solving skills essential for academic and lifelong success. “
Educational concerns about large language models after someone on the OpenAI subreddit claims to use GPT-3 (the underlying technology behind ChatGPT) to write essays and answer school project questions spread in September. At that time, GPT-3 was only accessible via an API or a special user interface on the OpenAI website for a usage-based fee. After OpenAI introduced his ChatGPT for free to a much larger audience on November 30th, voices of caution became more widespread among educators.
ChatGPT, a language prediction model, is a kind of neural network trained on text from millions of books and websites. The model’s “knowledge” about typical text structure helps it predict the most likely output after someone types a prompt. Therefore, given a prompt such as “Mary had a”, the likelihood that the AI model will complete the sentence with “little lamb” draws from the most frequent statistical associations between words encountered during the training process. there is. During a session with ChatGPT, albeit in conversational form, the entire conversation history is a prompt for the model to complete.
ChatGPT is blocked on New York City public school computer networks, but Chalkbeat reports that individual schools can apply for access to ChatGPT to study the technology behind it. It’s also unclear whether ChatGPT will have the feared impact on education, but the move from the largest U.S. school district could inspire others to enact similar bans on the technology. there is.
