Rick Hess on ChatGPT and What Artificial Intelligence Will Mean for the Future of Classrooms

The latest artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, is capable of writing entire essays in a matter of seconds. Just two months after its release, over 30% of college students admit to using it for some of their work. How will ChatGPT affect education, and what can educators do about it?

In this episode, Naomi and Ian are joined by Rick Hess, a senior fellow and the director of education policy studies at AEI. Rick describes how ChatGPT can mimic human writing convincingly, making it easier for students to avoid completing generic high school papers. But he hopes that this could lead teachers to assign more in-class writing, and teach the students how to approach each step of the writing process. ChatGPT can provide valuable shortcuts to students and employees alike, but the challenge is to ensure that it does not replace the development of core skills.

Resources:

• Will ChatGPT Unflip the Classroom? | Rick Hess | Education Week

• AI, Your College Student, and the End of Individual Achievement | Naomi Schaefer Riley | Deseret News

Show Notes:

• 0:47 | How does ChatGPT threaten the flipped classroom?

• 4:31 | How to measure individual achievement?

• 8:40 | What about ethics?

• 10:08 | ChatGPT will force educators to teach students more effectively

• 20:50 | What are ChatGPT’s benefits to the workplace?