The University of Antwerp suspects ChatGPT of having written all or part of a student’s dissertation and is preparing a response.
A suspicious assistant triggered the alarm. The memoir he was examining hardly cited any sources, contrary to custom. An online check via an appropriate program quickly confirmed his doubts: at least part of the text was the result of an artificial intelligence of the ChatGPT type, this content provider robot that everyone is talking regarding.
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A suspicious assistant triggered the alarm. The memoir he was examining hardly cited any sources, contrary to custom. An online check via an appropriate program quickly confirmed his doubts: at least part of the text was the result of an artificial intelligence of the ChatGPT type, this content provider robot that everyone is talking regarding. “To use it is to cheat . And if the fault is proven, a sanction will follow”, has already indicated Peter De Meyer, spokesperson for the University of Antwerp who, aware of the problem, is currently studying how to fairly assess students in this new context. Probably by giving more importance to the spoken word, for example. “We will clearly indicate in our regulations that any form of ghostwriting will be considered fraud,” further specifies Peter De Meyer. Modern variants of the “literary ghostwriter”, ghostwriters are those “ghost writers” responsible for improving the writings or remarks of politicians, business leaders or celebrities in order to make them more impactful. All the universities say they are thinking regarding the problem. “We are going to sanction but, at the same time, examine how we can adapt and implement such systems in our education in a controlled way”, continues Piet De Meyer. Quicker to react, the teaching domes have already seen new opportunities there. Using it as a sparring partner to develop students’ critical thinking, suggests Katholiek Onderwijs Vlaanderen, or as critical media education, recommends GO! , the dome of official education. Both come together to ask for more treatment of topical subjects. ChatGPT is only updated until 2021…
