The use of ChatGPT on school computers and networks has been prohibited by the Department of Education in New York City. ChatGPT is a hugely popular chatbot that some have feared might encourage more student cheating.
Concerns about ChatGPT’s “adverse effects on student learning.” led to the decision to forbid it. ChatGPT can generate conversational responses to text prompts. according to Jenna Lyle, a department spokesperson.
In a statement sent via email, Lyle stated that while the program “While the program might well be able to provide convenient and simple answers to questions, it should not build critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, which seem to be important for academics and lifelong success,” it should not develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, which seem to be crucial for academic success and long-term success.
If the prohibition covered the City University of New York system was not immediately evident. A CUNY official did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment.
ChatGPT can still be made publicly available to classes studying machine intelligence in New York public schools upon request.
Despite the fact that chatbots are not a new invention, ChatGPT, a chatbot developed by the artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, went viral on social media in late 2022 after some users claimed the bot was a superior search engine to Google because of its interactional speaking style and coherent, pertinent response style.
A representative for OpenAI stated in an email response to the ban of ChatGPT in New York City public schools that the business “doesn’t want ChatGPT being used for deceptive purposes in classrooms or elsewhere.”
According to the spokesman, the corporation is “already implementing mitigation techniques to help anyone recognize text produced by that system,”