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Could ChatGPT be good for RI education? Some teachers, students think so
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The logo of OpenAI is displayed near a response by its AI chatbot ChatGPT on its website on Feb. 9. (Reuters/Florence Lo)
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s debate swirls over the advantages and dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, some teachers, students and policymakers are eager to embrace the technology, claiming it would do more good than harm for the Indonesian school system.
The debate coincides with the rising popularity of AI text generators such as ChatGPT, which can generate lengthy, natural-language answers to specific questions within seconds.
Some educators are concerned that the technology could make plagiarism rampant and would allow students to sidestep the learning process entirely by submitting an AI program’s work as their own.
But Jakarta-based lecturer Andari Karina Anom, who teaches communications, claims educators should welcome the technological developments with open arms.
“I haven’t personally found a student who [has written an essay] solely using ChatGPT, but I am sure that is an inevitability,” she told The Jakarta Post on Thursday. “Educators should not be afraid, since no matter how smart technology becomes, it’s our responsibility to adjust.”
Drawing comparisons with how search engines in the early 2010s replaced the physical act of going to libraries, Andari said it would be counterproductive to impose strict rules on how students accessed information online.
“There were some lecturers who were more hesitant [to embrace AI]. But, after some discussions, we concluded that our focus should be on accommodating these changes,” she said.
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