SSRN Id4532913
SSRN Id4532913
Learning/performing
Shehab Eldeen Ayman Khaled Nagaty Omar H. Karam
Samir A. El-Seoud
Faculty of Informatics and Faculty of Informatics and Faculty of Informatics and Faculty of Informatics and
Computer Science Computer Science Computer Science Computer Science
The British University In Egypt The British University In Egypt The British University In Egypt The British University In Egypt
Cairo, Egypt Cairo, Egypt Cairo, Egypt Cairo, Egypt
[email protected] [email protected] khaled.nagaty @bue.edu.eg [email protected]
Abstract— This paper explores the integration of ChatGPT, The education community has had conflicting feelings
an AI-based language model, in undergraduate education. The about Chat GPT. As students utilize recent technology to
study examines the potential benefits, challenges, and ethical cheat on essays, exams, and assignments, some educators
considerations associated with incorporating ChatGPT into have become alarmed. others are approaching it more
teaching and learning practices. It investigates the impact of liberally and think it has the potential to revolutionize
ChatGPT on student engagement, critical thinking, and education by helping students become better writers,
problem-solving skills, as well as its potential to enhance thinkers, and learners.
writing skills and provide personalized learning experiences.
The survey conducted on faculty staff at a university reveals Before calculators, the answer was frequently all that
their perspectives on using ChatGPT, including its effects on mattered; however, once calculators were introduced, it
learning outcomes and performance. Additionally, the paper became crucial to demonstrate how you had solved the
addresses concerns related to biases in AI-generated content, problem. Some experts have proposed that a similar thing
privacy issues, copyright considerations, and the importance of could happen with academic essays, where they are now
balancing AI use with traditional teaching approaches. The evaluated not only on what they say but also on how students
findings emphasize the need for responsible implementation, edit and improve a text generated by an AI.
faculty training, and ongoing evaluation to maximize the
benefits of ChatGPT while upholding ethical practices in Similar circumstances emerged as internet search engines
education. Overall, this paper sheds light on the potential of gained popularity. Search engines were feared to have a
ChatGPT as a valuable tool in undergraduate education while long-term negative impact on pupils' reading and learning
highlighting the importance of maintaining critical thinking habits. Book sales fell, and several bookshops closed their
skills and human interaction in the learning process. doors globally. However, as civilization advanced, novel
reading devices like smartphones and e-readers became
Keywords—ChatGPT, AI, Education, Plagiarism, Assessment popular. Use Chat GPT to get the answers to challenging
questions. In summary, Chat GPT offers consumers well-
I. INTRODUCTION researched, well-expressed human-like solutions to their text-
We are living in a new global era led by artificial based questions, in contrast to Google Search, which focuses
intelligence (AI), whose manifestations are accelerating at a on assisting users in finding information on the web[4].
frightening, if not terrifying, pace. Even the poles of the The influence of ChatGPT on higher education depends
technology driving it, called for a truce to understand and on how and to what extent it’s employed. It may serve as a
catch a breath. Nowadays, so-called Chatbots are widely tool to enhance teaching and learning but could also hinder
used. They are computer programs that use AI and natural students’ motivation and focus. Furthermore, like other AI
language processing (NLP) to understand human requests systems, using ChatGPT for educational purposes raises
and automate responses to them and adapt to users through ethical considerations[5].
the data they have collected. The most notable of which is
ChatGPT.
II. WHAT IS CHATGPT
Chat GPT is an abbreviation for generative pre-trained Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT) is a
transformer. It is a new artificial intelligence technology that 175-billion-parameter natural language processing model
was made available in November 2022[1]. This tool that can generate conversation-style responses to user input.
responds to inquiries in a conversational manner. Chat GPT ChatGPT is a natural language processing (NLP) model that
is one of several AI techniques that comprise the big generates human-like text responses using a variant of the
language model. Developed by Open AI, it can produce popular Transformer network. It’s trained on large amounts
outlines, poetry, letters, advice, cover letters, resumes, and of text data, allowing it to understand the patterns of human
even blog posts for this website. ChatGPT can provide language and produce convincing text.
logical and fluid replies to a variety of inquiries and prompts
since it has been trained on a vast quantity of text data[2]. It It’s worth mentioning that ChatGPT is not a search
can make research and learning more efficient. Through an engine like Google or Bing. Rather, it is a language
internet browser, anyone may communicate with ChatGPT. generation model that is mostly used to produce text, such as
ChatGPT reacts to a question or prompt that has been posted. conversation responses or descriptions of images in natural
language[6]. In contrast, search engines are tools that allow
ChatGPT is utilized for a variety of purposes, such as users to search the Internet by accessing and querying a
chatbots and virtual assistants, providing human-like database of websites.
conversation. Unlike search engines like Google, ChatGPT is
a language generation model mostly used to produce text, One significant difference between ChatGPT and other
e.g., conversation responses or descriptions in natural NLP models is training. ChatGPT is designed specifically to
language[3]. generate human-like text responses, while other NLP models
may be trained on diverse data or for varying objectives,
such as sentiment analysis or language translation.
It is concerning because gullible educators can believe Ethics and biases should be of great concern not just to
that they have delivered an amazing lesson plan if all of their Chat GPT but also to any other chatbot. Biases in chatbots
students turn in flawless assignments. whereas ChatGPT or a may affect their suggestions and answers[32], [33]. Make
comparable technology is responsible for everything. If sure that chatbots are trained on objective facts and be open
pupils begin to rely too much on technology, academic and honest about how the chatbot functions. Complex issues
standards may deteriorate. If students quit teaching involving people may receive insensitive answers since
themselves how to write essays and switch to ChatGPT[30]. human emotions have little bearing on how Chat GPT
functions. This undermines empathy and ruins interpersonal
relationships[34].
X. COPYRIGHT ISSUES RELATED TO CHATGPT
Bias and prejudice are dangerous traits of AI. If not
When utilizing ChatGPT or any similar language model, trained on fair and balanced data, it can produce biased
it is crucial to remain cognizant of copyright concerns. results that are skewed towards particular opinions. With
Copyright law safeguards original works of authorship, lack of explainability, it is difficult to determine whether
encompassing literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic ChatGPT can produce unbiased opinions based on various
creations, against unauthorized usage without the copyright topics.
holder's consent. Consequently, incorporating any
copyrighted content into interactions with ChatGPT may To effectively integrate ChatGPT into teaching and
potentially result in infringement upon the rights held by the learning practices, universities should start with a small pilot
copyright holder. [28]. program to test the effectiveness of ChatGPT in their specific
context. And ensure that their chatbot is trained on unbiased
It is essential to recognize that the outcomes produced by data and that it is transparent about how it works.
ChatGPT do not automatically grant the freedom of use. Universities should provide training to faculty and students
Similar to other forms of content, these generated results on how to use the chatbot effectively and monitor and
might be subject to copyright protection. As a result, prior evaluate its effectiveness regularly.
permission from the copyright holder may be necessary
before utilizing the results in any manner.[23].
XII. PRIVACY CONCERNS AND DATA LEAKS
It is also worth noting that ChatGPT is a large language
model trained by OpenAI, and as such, it is not intended to One of the main concerns associated with using chatbots
be used for any commercial purposes. Using the results in education is privacy. Chatbots collect a large amount of
generated by ChatGPT for commercial purposes is a data about users, including their personal information and
violation of OpenAI’s terms of service[29]. learning history.
To ensure compliance with copyright regulations and Certain users were able to read the titles of other users'
prevent any infringement upon the rights of copyright talks due to a ChatGPT bug. Nonetheless, many people are
holders, it is crucial to restrict the usage of content in still concerned about their privacy on the network. Since its
interactions with ChatGPT to those for which the necessary inception in November of last year, millions of individuals
usage rights have been obtained. Such content may include have used ChatGPT to compose messages, make music, and
even code. Each interaction with the chatbot is saved in the
self-created materials, works within the public domain, or
content that is licensed for use under licenses such as user's chat history bar and may be accessed at any time.
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