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Hassin Bin Sober

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19. This Atlantic article has the same conclusion

Sat Jan 28, 2023, 03:17 PM

Jan 2023

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/chatgpt-ai-writing-college-student-essays/672371/

The College Essay Is Dead
Nobody is prepared for how AI will transform academia.
By Stephen Marche

Suppose you are a professor of pedagogy, and you assign an essay on learning styles. A student hands in an essay with the following opening paragraph:

The construct of “learning styles” is problematic because it fails to account for the processes through which learning styles are shaped. Some students might develop a particular learning style because they have had particular experiences. Others might develop a particular learning style by trying to accommodate to a learning environment that was not well suited to their learning needs. Ultimately, we need to understand the interactions among learning styles and environmental and personal factors, and how these shape how we learn and the kinds of learning we experience.

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CHAT GPT -Holy cow!! [View all] sellitman Jan 2023 OP

A very enlightened piece of software. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #1

Yet... sellitman Jan 2023 #2

Would you be able to me DM it's answer (if you still have it)? ColinC Jan 2023 #5

sorry sellitman Jan 2023 #41

Haha no worries ColinC Jan 2023 #47

Chat GPT seems like an "average" of all online conversations Qutzupalotl Jan 2023 #6

A: Starting the very first time it takes its own output as input NullTuples Jan 2023 #20

Indeed. This, because AI may be smart, but it has no soul, no moral compass. PatrickforB Jan 2023 #45

great parallel SouthernDem4ever Jan 2023 #76

Replacing their writers? A capital sin in my book. calimary Jan 2023 #51

Yes. It knows how to paste together common phrases and key words pnwmom Jan 2023 #53

I think you are seriously underestimating edisdead Jan 2023 #62

I am judging this single essay. The potential of this technology IS frightening, I agree. nt pnwmom Jan 2023 #64

Maybe frightening. Also extremely positive. edisdead Jan 2023 #66

I think the negatives will far outweigh the positives. nt pnwmom Jan 2023 #67

I tried a simple one: Why did Air France Flight 447 crash? Ocelot II Jan 2023 #3

that shits way to woke. gonna need a lobotomy (uh rewrite). bullimiami Jan 2023 #4

It's a fun diversion, but GPT Chat is first and foremost a people-pleaser Orrex Jan 2023 #7

First and foremost a people-pleaser that requires your cell phone number NullTuples Jan 2023 #23

This is not true intrepidity Jan 2023 #78

There seem to be (at least) two strains of humanity: competitive & cooperative NullTuples Jan 2023 #90

If nature is our guide intrepidity Jan 2023 #91

But...fungi don't always cooperate? NullTuples Jan 2023 #92

Yep. And yikes! Orrex Jan 2023 #84

Surprised it didn't touch on Jan 6 insurrection. hlthe2b Jan 2023 #8

Because Trump was acquitted by the Senate. dalton99a Jan 2023 #14

But this software scours the internet and surely has access to the scores of investigations ongoing. hlthe2b Jan 2023 #16

Evidently it is still waiting for a criminal conviction. dalton99a Jan 2023 #17

he was acquitted of the Ukraine impeachment and it included that as a "crime" nt Hamlette Jan 2023 #46

Was gonna say the same AmBlue Jan 2023 #15

ChatGPT is pretty crazy Sympthsical Jan 2023 #9

This Atlantic article has the same conclusion Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2023 #19

I agree with the article. And it could be a powerful assistive tool. Sympthsical Jan 2023 #29

Make sure you verify it's accuracy. Ms. Toad Jan 2023 #86

That's a good reminder Sympthsical Jan 2023 #87

It accepts corrections gracefully. old as dirt Feb 2023 #94

The problem is that it makes the word in the first place Ms. Toad Feb 2023 #95

If you asked chatGPT edisdead Jan 2023 #63

It does the topic organization and research for you Sympthsical Jan 2023 #69

I think it will change the way we teach and has a lot of potential Iris Jan 2023 #77

It's good enough for school essays dalton99a Jan 2023 #10

This AI is amazingly lucid and informative. Disaffected Jan 2023 #44

how can you trust it when it gets common facts wrong? pirsquared Jan 2023 #56

And gets common farts wrong. Disaffected Jan 2023 #61

tbh barbtries Jan 2023 #11

Uh Oh, now the right will scream, Chat GPT is, "woke," and scream to ban it. ShazamIam Jan 2023 #12

I'm looking forward to seeing Jim Jordan question a chatbot about its "liberal agenda". Midnight Writer Jan 2023 #24

This 22-year-old is trying to save us from ChatGPT before it changes writing forever milestogo Jan 2023 #13

Ask it to write a few paragraphs about why LuvLoogie Jan 2023 #18

We asked it about the Robert Frost poem "The Road Not Taken". LisaM Jan 2023 #21

It would be great if this were posted on Truth Social FakeNoose Jan 2023 #22

I wonder how long something has to be posted to a site Marthe48 Jan 2023 #25

I don't have the app but we should Tree Lady Jan 2023 #34

Skynet becomes aware in January of 2024. Prairie_Seagull Jan 2023 #26

It writes haiku Mosby Jan 2023 #27

+1 dalton99a Jan 2023 #28

Another good one Mosby Jan 2023 #33

IMHO the bit come thing is just a string of phrases Trump uses wryter2000 Jan 2023 #38

I feel a little guilty for laughing my ass off at these, but Habibi Jan 2023 #52

That is hysterical sellitman Jan 2023 #35

This has not been my experience 48656c6c6f20 Jan 2023 #30

Well if AI learns from questions asked Tree Lady Jan 2023 #40

Not my experience 48656c6c6f20 Jan 2023 #70

What does it say if you ask the same question about Pres. Biden? nt sl8 Jan 2023 #31

Why should donald trump be president in 2024? Richard D Jan 2023 #32

Now ask it why he shouldn't be in jail. Renew Deal Jan 2023 #36

A friend tried using it to write the beginning of a mystery novel wryter2000 Jan 2023 #37

+1 dalton99a Jan 2023 #42

LOL wryter2000 Jan 2023 #48

Here's the flaw NJCher Jan 2023 #39

Observation: nothing that ChatGPT came up with would prevent Trump from running again. brooklynite Jan 2023 #43

The flaw I find is this: "He has been accused, therefore he should be in prison" Hekate Jan 2023 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author Hekate Jan 2023 #50

ChatGPT For Attorney General! nt smb Jan 2023 #54

Been futzing w/ it and other AI tools for a month or so... CousinIT Jan 2023 #55

Why did the Wright Brothers sue Curtiss Aircraft VMA131Marine Jan 2023 #57

It even wrote a haiku VMA131Marine Jan 2023 #58

A heavy metal song about money VMA131Marine Jan 2023 #68

It feels...school reportish. Tommy Carcetti Jan 2023 #59

I think what people are missing about it edisdead Jan 2023 #65

Great post! Welcome to DU GusBob Jan 2023 #82

Yep, Its the human nature not necessarily the AI edisdead Jan 2023 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2023 #60

This is kind of terrifying. Woodwizard Jan 2023 #71

Insurrection? garybeck Jan 2023 #72

Finally! Students can hand in intelligent essays! Aussie105 Jan 2023 #73

"Write a Seinfeld skit starring Lauren Boebert" Shrek Jan 2023 #74

If this became problematic in education, Silver Gaia Jan 2023 #75

A teacher grading multiple papers can probably detect a pattern: dalton99a Jan 2023 #79

Agreed. Silver Gaia Jan 2023 #88

Human here. If one asks it "who is AN authority" and "who is IN authority," and "what is authority," ancianita Jan 2023 #80

Another question for the ChatGPT: does it track us & our device use forever once we're signed up, ancianita Jan 2023 #81

AI will destroy us dwayneb Jan 2023 #85

I've been trying it out more and more ecstatic Jan 2023 #89

I've been having it make up weird stories for me Victor_c3 Jan 2023 #93