- Students taking the International Baccalaureate will be allowed to use ChatGPT, according to The Times.
- Students can quote from the chatbot as long as they don’t submit work as their own.
- Many schools and universities have moved to ban the use of ChatGPT.
Students taking the International Baccalaureate (IB) are allowed to use ChatGPT as long as they do not attempt to submit work on their own.
Matt Glanville, head of assessment principles and practice at the IB, a qualifications body popular in Europe, told The Times of London that students will be allowed to quote AI-generated content. He compared the new technology to “familiar” challenges such as the risk of students buying essays from the internet.
Many people have expressed fear of the growing influence of ChatGPT in the education sector. A writer who has done assignments for students in the past told Insider: “I think ChatGPT has the potential to completely disrupt what I’m doing,” Austin said. Taylor added that demand has “declined significantly.”
Per The Times, Glanville said that essay writing has been greatly challenged by new technology and “there is no doubt that it will have less prominence in the future.” Institutions should try and embrace ChatGPT as an “unique opportunity,” he added.
Many schools and universities have already moved to ban the use of ChatGPT, due to concerns about plagiarism and misinformation. The New York City Department of Education has blocked the chatbot from school networks and other US school districts have taken similar action.
The IB said it will work with schools to help students use AI ethically, per The Times. However, Glanville says that trying to pass off AI-generated content as original work is an act of academic misconduct.
He told the Times: “The clear line between using ChatGPT and providing original work is the same as using ideas taken from other people or the internet. the text and proper reference to the bibliography. “
IB representatives returned The Times article to Insider when approached for comment.