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Seattle Public Schools is joining a growing number of school districts banning ChatGPT, the natural language chatbot from OpenAI that has sparked widespread attention in recent weeks.
ChatGPT has garnered praise for its ability to quickly answer complex queries and instantly produce content.
But it's also generating concern among educators worried that students will use the technology to do their homework.
SPS blocked ChatGPT on all school devices in December, said Tim Robinson, a spokesman for Seattle Public Schools, in an email to GeekWire.
"Like all school districts, Seattle Public Schools does not allow cheating and requires original thought and work from students," he said.
The district also blocks other "cheating tools," Robinson said.
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Another good night not to sleep in a eucalyptus tree.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by DannyB on Thursday January 19 2023, @09:08PM (3 children)
ChatGPT doesn't necessarily give you accurate information. It is scraped from what people have written online.
OTOH, if ChatGPT were to give you useful accurate information, where do we draw the line about "cheating device"?
I remember when four function calculators were considered cheating. Now everyone uses them. They are ubiquitous and sometimes under $1.
Is Google considered cheating?
I understand that schools want to test you on your knowledge. In the real world, especially professionals, get to use calculators, slide rules, consult reference manuals, and look up the cosine of an angle in a large book, or the shearing force of a certain metal alloy.
Shouldn't basic adult skills include things like setting up a home WiFi router?
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 20 2023, @03:00AM (2 children)
Students shouldn't get to use any of those "cheating" devices you mention until they show a proficiency in the underlying material. Some people make the same argument about ChatGPT as well. I think in its current version it is a horrible thing to unleash on students because it is so confidently wrong about many things.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday January 20 2023, @03:51PM (1 child)
You say that like it's a bad thing. ChatGPT may be wrong, but its confidence makes up for that. So it is neither good nor bad.
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday January 20 2023, @03:55PM
I should have added: ChatGPT's confidence in its wrong answer makes it very well suited to be a politician, lawyer or CEO.
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