Last winter, the unveiling of OpenAI’s alarmingly sophisticated chatbot sent educators into a tailspin. Generative AI, it was feared, would enable rampant cheating and plagiarism, and even make high school English obsolete. Universities debated updating plagiarism policies. Some school districts outright banned ChatGPT from their networks. Now, a new school year presents new challenges—and, for some, new opportunities.
Nearly a year into the generative AI hype, early alarm among educators has given way to pragmatism. Many students have clued into the technology’s tendency to “hallucinate,” or fabricate information. David Banks, the chancellor of New York City Public Schools, wrote that the district was now <a data-offer-url="https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/5/18/23727942/chatgpt-nyc-schools-david-banks" class="external-link" data-event-click="{"element":"ExternalLink","outgoingURL":"https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/5/18/23727942/chatgpt-nyc-schools-david-banks"}" href="https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/5/18/23727942/chatgpt-nyc-schools-david-banks" rel="nofollow
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