Students react to professor using ChatGPT to prepare lectures

Using ChatGPT to prepare teaching materials leads to professor being sued for $8,000 in damages by students.

According to TechSpot , the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT in education is causing heated controversy, not only because students abuse it to cheat but also because professors themselves use this tool, sometimes with serious errors. Recently, a student requested a refund of $8,000 in tuition after discovering that his professor used ChatGPT to prepare teaching materials.

Students demand tuition compensation because teaching materials 'reek' of ChatGPT

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Students demand tuition compensation because professor uses ChatGPT

According to the New York Times , Ella Stapleton, then a senior at Northeastern University (USA), accidentally discovered the command lines asking ChatGPT to "expand all areas, more detail and more specific" right in the professor's lecture notes. Upon closer inspection, she found many typical AI errors such as spelling mistakes, distorted text and misleading illustrations.

Although his request for a refund after graduation was unsuccessful, the incident forced the professor to review the material and admit to negligence. Northeastern University later enacted a policy requiring attribution and thorough vetting of AI-generated content. Similarly, another student was forced to transfer from Southern New Hampshire University after a professor left traces of ChatGPT in her essay review.

However, the problem of students abusing AI to cope with their assignments is also alarming. Many reports indicate that students are increasingly relying on AI for almost every task, from creating outlines to copying entire content and submitting papers. Professors often detect signs such as unusually "smooth" writing style, blatant misinformation, or even phrases like "As an AI, I was instructed to..." in students' papers. One student in Utah even bitterly admitted: "College now is just about how good I am at ChatGPT."

This reliance is raising concerns about the erosion of critical thinking skills and the ability to learn authentically. An English teacher has gone viral online with a video of her students struggling to understand text, getting used to technology reading it to them and even using AI to answer questions about their personal opinions.

Ironically, while many teachers believe they can recognize AI-generated work, a UK study found that professors were only able to detect AI-generated work in 3% of assignments. This raises big questions about the role and control of AI in today’s educational environment.

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