AI-generated writing is almost impossible to detect and tensions erupting at the university expose the difficulties facing educators.
it created a tool that can distinguish between human and AI-generated text, but noted that it “is not fully reliable” and incorrectly labels such text 9 percent of the time.Detecting AI generated text is hard.
But as ChatGPT use spreads, it’s imperative that teachers begin to tackle the problem of false positives, said Linkletter. He says AI detection will have a hard time keeping pace with the advances in large language models. For instance, Turnitin.com can flag AI text written by GPT-3.5, but not its successor model, GPT-4, he said. “Error detection is not a problem that can be solved,” Linkletter added. “It’s a challenge that will only grow increasingly more difficult.
Bruce Schneier, a public interest technologist and lecturer at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, said any attempts to crackdown on the use of AI chatbots in classrooms is misguided, and history proves that educators must adapt to technology. Schneier doesn’t discourage the use of ChatGPT in his own classrooms.“There are lots of years when the pocket calculator was used for all math ever, and you walked into a classroom and you weren’t allowed to use it,” he said.
Educators must grapple with the concept of “what does it mean to test knowledge.” In this new age, he said, it will be hard to get students to stop using AI to write first drafts of essays, and professors must tailor curriculums in favor of other assignments, such as projects or interactive work.
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