NYC schools block access to artificial intelligence chatbot

ChatGPT uses machine-learning to produce its own conversational responses to user input.

It can present information in simple sentences, write in different styles and make logical arguments. The chat can even generate original ideas, along with well-written essays, poems and short stories.

In a statement, Lyle attributed the decision to a concern for the technology’s effect on student’s learning. But some in the field said banning the program could be counterproductive. Andreas Oranje, who works as vice president of Assessment and Learning Technology Research and Development at the Educational Testing Service – which administers tests like the GRE – said the move mirrored fears around previous technologies.

Oranje said the reaction from school districts is understandable, given that standards set at any given time aren’t ready for future technologies.

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