Dark side of ChatGPT: College students WARNED against using the AI
Ever since the advent of ChatGPT in November 2022, it has taken the world by a storm. The chatbot program which is based on the deep language learning architecture of GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), people have been using it for various purposes, from finding inspiration for a creative piece to getting a quick answer on a niche topic. However, colleges are not happy with students using the AI tool for their assignments and projects. And now, they are resorting to strict measures to stop its usage for academic purposes.
As per a report by Livemint, many colleges have issued warnings to students against using AI tools to complete their submissions. A notice seen at Bengaluru's RV University by the dean of the School of Computer Science and Engineering read, “AI (artificial intelligence) agents such as ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot or Blackbox should not be used when original submission is expected from students or faculty, such as code in the first-year programming course or original essays, answers to questions etc”.
RV University is not the only college to have done that. Colleges all over the country are preparing rules that exclusively ban any works submitted by the student which has content taken from AI tools.
The problem is a serious one as these platforms not only explain highly specific topics in detail but are also able to generate content with different styles of writing, making it hard to be picked by plagiarism checkers. This gives a shortcut to students to not really study or understand the subject matter of the assignment and instead simply get it done by artificial intelligence.
Notably, there are some precautions built on ChatGPT to discourage its usage for official submissions. During an interaction with
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