SINGAPORE — Artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT could be useful in the learning process only when students have mastered basic concepts and thinking skills, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said in Parliament on Monday (Feb 6).
Mr Chan compared the potential use of ChatGPT in the classroom to the way a calculator provides support for students learning mathematics but does not replace the need for them to first master the fundamentals of the subject.
Its release has sparked a global debate on whether its content could mimic human responses and yet defy earlier techniques to identify cheating by students such as the use of algorithms to detect plagiarism.MPs expressed concern that the program may lead to potential abuse or encourage students to cheat.
In response, Mr Chan said that schools and IHLs adopt a range of practices to guard against the misuse of technology. For IHLs, the varied modes of assessment such as examinations, presentations and field notes prevent such content from being generated easily by AI technology. "As ChatGPT can provide inaccurate or biased output depending on its inputs, students need to be discerning and critically assess its output for accuracy and objectivity," he said.
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