Suspicion, Cheating and Bans: A.I. Hits America’s Schools

<p>Since its introduction less than a year ago, ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence platform that can write essays, solve math problems and write computer code, has sparked an anguished debate in the world of education. Is it a useful research tool or an irresistible license to cheat?</p><p>Stella Tan, a producer on The Daily, speaks to teachers and students as they finish their first semester with ChatGPT about how it is changing the classroom.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/stella-tan">Stella Tan</a>, an audio producer for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>ChatGPT’s potential as an educational tool<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/technology/chatgpt-schools-teachers.html"> outweighs its risks</a>, a Times technology columnist argues.</li><li>While schools debate what to teach students about powerful new A.I. tools, tech giants,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/business/ai-literacy-schools-amazon-alexa.html"> universities and nonprofits are intervening with free lessons.</a></li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>