Since the birth of ChatGPT, it has also become the "gospel" of countless college students, treating it as an optimized version of the Internet search engine, beating Baidu and kicking Google~
Because its function is very powerful, it can save time consulting complex literature, write simple Python code, and assist students to understand knowledge points...
It also raises concerns that students are cheating. Some time ago, students from the Russell Group University in the UK experimented, and the paper written by GPT also obtained a 2:2 degree!
For months, UK universities have been debating "whether to allow students to use ChatGPT when completing their coursework, with different universities taking different positions.
Until the end of the final exams, Russell University's views were varied: partially completely banned, regarded as a judgment of academic misconduct or even plagiarism; There are also support for student use; And neutral.
Just recently, 24 Russell universities accepted the existence of ChatGPT and issued new rules to deal with them.
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What does the latest regulation say?
Breaking the previous attitude of exclusion, all Russell universities decided to guide students on how to use ChatGPT correctly, so that students are aware of which ways to use it are at risk of cheating.
In addition, many students already used it when writing homework before universities accepted ChatGPT, so new test methods may appear to reduce the risk of cheating.
Russell University's new rules include:
- The university will help students and faculty understand AI;
- Faculty and staff should have the ability to help students properly use generative AI tools;
- Universities will adapt teaching and assessment to incorporate ethical standards for the use of AI and ensure equal use of AI;
- The University will ensure that academic integrity is upheld;
- And share best practices as technology evolves.
These contents were developed by UK universities in collaboration with experts in the field of artificial intelligence and education, and represent that the use of artificial intelligence has become more and more common in today's society.
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How can international students use ChatGPT correctly?
Then, after confirming whether their institution supports the use of ChatGPT to assist learning, international students can make it useful in the following scenarios and steps:
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Answer clear questions
In order to better understand the problem and give an accurate answer, we need to refine our questions as much as possible, provide precise information, and give as much context as possible. This will greatly improve ChatGPT's understanding and answering of problems.
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Modify and edit translated articles
ChatGPT can help you translate or answer questions. No matter what language you use to communicate with it, it will try to understand your questions and give the best answers to help you better complete your academic tasks.
If you have already completed your essay or manuscript, ChatGPT can also help you revise and polish it to ensure that the grammar and wording of the essay are accurate, which will greatly improve your language expression and writing skills.
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Simplify complex problems
ChatGPT can help you simplify complex questions and make them easier to understand. No matter what kind of puzzle you encounter, ChatGPT can provide clear explanations and guidance.
If you are a researcher, student, or just a child, ChatGPT can help you better understand the topics involved.
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Data processing and analysis
When processing and analyzing large amounts of data, manual collation is often time-consuming and laborious. However, ChatGPT can help you automate this data and even list tables.
Not only that, the use of ChatGPT to process data can also greatly reduce the error rate of human processing and improve processing efficiency.
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Find materials and literature
ChatGPT can provide information about literature, papers, and research directions. Quickly help you integrate a large amount of material to better understand and delve deeper into the topics covered.
However, students should note that this information needs to be confirmed and screened to get reliable results.
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Compose a message
Sometimes we may not know how to communicate with professors or classmates in the appropriate tone and wording, which can make you feel embarrassed and socially intimidated.
ChatGPT can help you write smoother, more natural emails and messages to eliminate these situations.
Overall, ChatGPT is the latest development in artificial intelligence, and as a tool, it is not good or bad, what matters is how we use this work.
For international students, the correct use of ChatGPT can not only improve their learning efficiency, but also get more opportunities!
But it is clear that you cannot directly generate papers with ChatGPT under any circumstances, which is a very serious academic misconduct. Therefore, when completing coursework and assessments, students should not have a fluke mentality, and must abide by university regulations to avoid being judged for academic misconduct and affecting their studies or graduation.
What do you think about UK universities revoking their ban on ChatGPT? Welcome to discuss in the comment area