April 17 (Reuters) – The artificial intelligence behind ChatGPT, a homework draft chatbot banned by some schools, will be brought to more students through a company called Chegg Inc (CHGG.N) It has been.
The U.S. educational software maker has combined a corpus of quiz answers with an AI model of a chatbot known as GPT-4 to create CheggMate, a learning aid tool for students, CEO Dan Rosensweig told Reuters last week. Told.
“It’s a tutor in your pocket,” he said ahead of CheggMate’s announcement on Monday.
According to Rosensweig, the software processes data about classes taken and exam questions missed, personalizes practice tests, and guides students in ways generalist programs like ChatGPT can’t. adapt to Chegg says it will be available initially for free next month.
This release is poised to expand what students can do with AI, just as educators are committed to their outcomes. The launch of his ChatGPT last year encouraged students to submit written assignments coherently via chatbots, prompting some students to evade class and faculty to scrutinize their integrity. I was forced.
The Los Angeles Unified School District told Reuters it is blocking access to ChatGPT on devices and networks pending further analysis. Meanwhile, institutions such as France’s Sciences Po have banned ChatGPT over concerns about plagiarism of sources. .
Chegg is focused on math and science, Rosensweig said, and isn’t working on drafting essays, which is a problem in schools. Teachers can also restrict the review of responses to current exam questions.
Accuracy remains an issue for AI models that predict what to say next without knowing the facts. According to Rosensweig, Chegg structures and checks responses to ensure accuracy.
When asked if AI would encourage Chegg to shrink the pool of 150,000 experts who contribute content, he said the company is already balancing people and technology. CheggMate is likely to cut content costs and become more profitable over time, he said.
Analysts in recent months have questioned whether Chegg can grow its base of 8 million subscribers as students adopt the mostly free ChatGPT software created by startup OpenAI. increase. Chegg’s stock has fallen 28% this year as of Friday, giving it a market capitalization of about $2.3 billion.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a press release on Monday that the startup is keen to partner with Chegg to “improve the way people learn around the world.”
Rosensweig said Chegg’s proprietary data shows the link. “That’s why they are working with us,” he said.
Reporting by Jeffrey Dustin.Edited by Christian Schmolinger
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