Marshall — Artificial intelligence could have a huge impact on education. Not all are negative, but it’s still worth preparing teachers and students, Marshall Public Schools staff said this week.
In this week’s District Tech Update, digital learning coach Karen Londgren spoke with members of the Marshall School Board about what new computer programs like ChatGPT can do.
“In the last couple of months, you’ve probably seen news reports about artificial intelligence and ChatGPT. Longren said.
Rondogren shared some information about the same artificial intelligence he discussed with Marshall middle and high school staff earlier this spring.
“AI is essentially a simulation of human intelligence processed by machines or computers. information, this output is being populated by humans.” Longren said. “So they are constantly being trained on more information and the output they produce is very real.”
Various forms of artificial intelligence are already used in personal assistants like Alexa and Google Home, facial recognition in mobile phones, navigation programs, and more. ChatGPT is a new chatbot program created by OpenAI, said Londgren.of “GPT” ChatGPT “Generative Pretrained Transformers” she said. This computer program prompts the user and generates sentences based on the user’s request.
Rondogren says that when she and other MPS staff members tried ChatGPT, they were able to create everything from brief presentation summaries to stories, stew recipes, and instructions for building a doghouse. It is said that
The first version of ChatGPT went live in November, Londgren said. Version 4 of the program was released in his March.
“This is a technology that changes so quickly that it is difficult to keep up to date. I want to be Longren said.
She said there are some drawbacks and risks to using ChatGPT. “The more people use these artificial intelligence tools, the smarter they will continue to be. However, the information provided to artificial intelligence is that if the programming is wrong, the output will be wrong as well.” increase.” Longren said.
Programs like ChatGPT may provide users with out-of-date, false, biased, or offensive answers. Also collect programs. “Large scale” A lot of information from users, she said.
“Every prompt I type into ChatGPT and every output keeps a history of everything I type into it.” Longren said.
ChatGPT’s terms of service currently state that users between the ages of 13 and 18 may use the program with parental permission. Based on that, MPS will block his ChatGPT on school-issued student devices, he said.
“Does that stop students from using it? Probably not, but we’re taking steps in our environment to mitigate it.” she said.
“There are AI detectors on the market” Longren said. “I know some of our high school English teachers have seen them. Not 100% though, but it could be a tool these teachers can use to help.”
The news about Chat GPT isn’t all negative, says Londgren. The program may assist teachers with tasks such as drafting lesson plans and correspondence such as letters of recommendation. But teachers need to help prepare students for a world where AI will exist, she said.
“We should consider redesigning the challenges to include lessons that artificial intelligence cannot reproduce, such as critical thinking, higher-order thinking, and learning activities.” Longren said. Teachers need to clarify why it is important to learn how to write and do research, and emphasize academic integrity, she said.