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April 3, a new study shows that generative artificial intelligence technologies such as ChatGPT have a greater impact on education, so educators need to adapt to this trend more quickly.

Since the release of ChatGPT, how to deal with students' cheating in course learning using artificial intelligence has attracted the attention of many universities and colleges. But recent research by professors at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, New York University and Princeton University suggests that educators should have the same concerns about their jobs.

In a career analysis of professions affected by technological advances in large-scale language models, eight of the top ten were teaching positions. Professor Robert Seamans, co-author of the study, said: "when we analyzed, we were surprised to find that in many cases, education jobs ranked very high."

The research shows that higher education teachers majoring in English language and literature, foreign language and history are most affected by artificial intelligence.

Although there is growing evidence that high-skilled jobs may also be affected by artificial intelligence, mechanical routine jobs are generally the most affected by technology, while high-skilled jobs are thought to have more barriers. But the latest study finds the opposite. Professor Manav Raj, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and co-author of the study, said: "highly skilled jobs may be more vulnerable than other jobs."

However, jobs considered to be "most affected by artificial intelligence" do not necessarily mean that people engaged in these jobs will be replaced.

"ChatGPT can be used to help professors develop a syllabus or recommend readings related to a particular topic," Raj said. He is not worried about being replaced by artificial intelligence. For very intensive topics, he says, ChatGPT can also help design teaching slides and classroom exercises. "it can even help educators translate courses or essentials in simpler languages."

Educational technology company Udemy has been selling ChatGPT-based language learning modules to help language teachers design courses. Many neighboring countries of online language learning companies also use artificial intelligence technology to support online testing applications, use ChatGPT to generate text paragraphs for reading comprehension, and use artificial intelligence to detect suspected cheating on exams.

Artificial intelligence technology can also help teachers generate course content and improve the speed and scale of adding excellent materials to the platform. Clinton Bicknell (Clinton Bicknell), head of artificial intelligence in neighboring countries, believes that not everyone has equal access to excellent teachers and good learning conditions. Artificial intelligence provides us with the best opportunity to extend quality education to everyone who needs it.

Some professors are cautious about ChatGPT and its functions. For example, Kristina Reardon, an English professor at Amherst College, says professors should have a bottom line when considering the role of ChatGPT in writing.

"No matter how good ChatGPT is, I believe we can learn a lot from conception, drafting, editing, editing and so on. Writing is an iterative process that helps us think," Reardon said.

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Many universities have issued guidelines to professors on how to use ChatGPT and how to expand their teaching experience while maintaining academic integrity.

Princeton University recommends that professors explicitly use ChatGPT in their syllabus, use it to improve the effectiveness of group discussions, and use the content generated by ChatGPT to compare draft papers submitted by students themselves.

Regardless of the university's overall guidelines, each teacher is free to decide what is best for his or her teaching, says Morten Christiansen, a professor of psychology at Cornell University.

Many professors have begun to use ChatGPT in class.

Laurent Dubreuil, a professor of French and comparative literature at Cornell University, is now asking students to assess the boundaries of academic freedom because the latest version of ChatGPT "now has a set of parameters that dictate what is acceptable and what should not be said." 、

Christinson says ChatGPT can help students create a level playing field. "it can serve as a personal mentor and students have the opportunity to evaluate the results of ChatGPT," he said. "

At present, many generative artificial intelligence language models will produce what artificial intelligence experts think of as "hallucinations". But in fact, the technical defects of ChatGPT also provide new opportunities for teaching. By asking students to ask specific questions related to the course content and analyzing the answers generated by ChatGPT, they can hone their critical analysis skills.

"ChatGPT makes things up and seems confident in what they say, including adding quotes that don't actually exist," Christinson said. "

Ethan Mollick, a professor of entrepreneurship at Wharton, has become a communicator of generative artificial intelligence experiments in education, and he wants his students to use ChatGPT in every document, including marketing materials, graphics, blog posts and new job applications.

"I think we have to realize that this is a part of our lives, and we have to figure out how to deal with it," he said.

Morrick believes that facing does not mean that it will eventually be replaced.

"We have to recognize that we need to change the way we handle things and embrace this new technology," he said. "We have adapted to other technological changes, and I think we will adapt this time."

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