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ChatGPT - glossary item

ChatGPT is described as a form of artificial intelligence (AI) software, created by the OpenAI company. It is a form of conversational technology, building on previous chatbot designs.  The GPT acronym standing for Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (Bozkurt et al., 2023). Concerns include ChatGPT's potential of this technology to supplant human intelligence, breach copyright in how information is used, and enable or encourage violations to academic integrity such as plagiarism or cheating (Blose, 2023). You can learn more about ChatGPT with this Contact North information page

What is striking about ChatGPT and other similar AI agents is their ability to present language as a soft technology just like humans do, a technology that has marked and reasoned almost all human advances (Bozkurt et al., 2023, p. 57)

Reference
Blose, A. (2023, April 12). As ChatGPT enters the classroom, teachers weigh pros and cons. National Education Association. https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/chatgpt-enters-classroom-teachers-weigh-pros-and-cons

Bozkurt, A., Xiao, J., Lambert, S., Pazurek, A., Crompton, H., Koseoglu, S., Farrow, R., Bond, M., Nerantzi, C., Honeychurch, S., Bali, M., Dron, J., Mir, K., Stewart, B., Costello, E., Mason, J., Stracke, C. M., Romero-Hall, E., Koutropoulos, A., … Jandrić, P. (2023). Speculative futures on ChatGPT and generative artificial intelligence (AI): A collective reflection from the educational landscape. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 18(1). http://www.asianjde.com/ojs/index.php/AsianJDE/article/view/709

Contact North. (2023, January 5). Ten Facts About ChatGPT. Teach Online. https://teachonline.ca/ai-resources/tools-trends/ten-facts-about-chatgpt 
 

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