Needless to say, AI-generated essays have become more and more prevalent in the academic writing world ever since the introduction of easy-to-reach AI models. ChatGPT has truly made the essay-writing process much simpler, faster, and more efficient. But are there consequences to this? With the gain of popularity, it’s most important to at least understand […]
  • @[email protected]English
    2•1 year ago

    Yay!

    Making things faster, easier, cheaper and more accessible to more people is generally a good thing.

    There are some downsides. People could lose the ability to think and write. Essays could become stock and stale. We might make ourselves even more dependent on technology.

    As with any new tool or technology, the challenge is to learn how to use it well.

    This goes for both sides, the other side being teachers and professors. If you don’t want your students to “cheat”, consider designing tests that assess abstraction abilities, knowledge transformation, and other skills beyond the capabilities of AI. Or, openly embrace the new tools and teach your students how to use them well in their specific context.

    As a non-native speaker, I use AI some and then to check my language. Or to give me ideas when I’m stuck in a sentence. Or to fact check a thought. I think it improves the quality I can provide to others. I’m also learning along the way, both about using AI tools and the topic at hand.

    • @sabbahOPEnglish
      0•1 year ago

      As a non-native speaker, I use AI some and then to check my language. Or to give me ideas when I’m stuck in a sentence. Or to fact check a thought. I think it improves the quality I can provide to others. I’m also learning along the way, both about using AI tools and the topic at hand.

      Same here.

  • @tallwookieEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    I say yea - one step closer to the singularity