Friday, April 14, 2023

Roll your own ...

Roll your own. Just type in a few keywords and voila, you are a scientist, chef, architect, whatever as AI does the job for you and you don't have to do the time to become good at something but ... what happens if the power goes off or the AI in question vapor locks. Interesting questions to ask, is it not?

A student at Cardiff University has told the BBC that he used the ChatGPT artificial intelligence natural language processing tool to help him with his coursework and assignments for his degree. The student, whose real name was not disclosed, told the BBC he received first-class grades for essays written using the AI chatbot.

He explained that he averaged a 2:1 on most of his assignments but decided to find out how ChatGPT would compare to another 2,500-word essay of purely his work, both of which he submitted in January. The results were stark.

He received, as expected, a 2:1 for his, but the AI achieved a solid first for its essay. "I didn't copy everything word for word, but I would prompt it with questions that gave me access to information much quicker than usual," the student told the BBC.

The student also told the BBC that he intends to continue using the chatbot to help him research and perhaps plan or frame his essays. And this student is not the only one at it.

A 2.1's not too swift but hey, competency is no longer required. Just key it in and your done, right?

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