Students studying the International Baccalaureate can use ChatGPT in essays

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Students studying the International Baccalaureate will be allowed to cite work generated by the ChatGPT artificial intelligence system in their essays.

The organization of qualification will not prohibit children from using the AI ​​chatbot in their assessments as long as they credit it and don't try to pass it off as their own.

Matt Glanville, Head of AI Chatbot International Baccalaureate (IB) assessment, The Times told The Times that artificial intelligence software should not be considered "a threat", but rather should be accepted as part of everyday life, such as spell checkers, translation software and calculators.

ChatGPT is a form of generative AI that has gained prominence in recent months after a version of it was released to the public last year.

Allowing students to use this platform as a source with the correct attribution seems like a sensible approach and consistent with how other sources of information are used

Geoff Barton, Association of School and College Leaders

He can answer questions in a human way and understand the context of follow-up queries much like in human conversations, as well as the ability to write essays on demand, raising fears that students may use them to complete homework.

The IB offers four educational programs attended by students in 120 schools across the UK.

M. Glanville told The Times, "We shouldn't see this extraordinary new technology as a threat. Like spell checkers, translation software and calculators, we have to accept that it's going to be part of our daily lives." p>

ChatGPT has been banned in some schools around the world over fears that students are using it to cheat. , but the IB does not support an outright ban.

Mr. Glanville told The Times: "The clear line between using ChatGPT and providing original work is exactly the same as using ideas from other people or the internet.

"As with any quotation or material adapted from another source, it should be credited in the body of the text and referenced appropriately in the bibliography.

"To submit work generated by AI like theirs is an act of academic misconduct and would have consequences, but it's not the same as banning its use.