ChatGPT: Will Teachers Soon Be Replaced by Artificial Intelligence?

If students can use AI to do their homework, why can't teachers use it to prepare their lessons? This game of cat and mouse can be applied to homework preparation, student responses, homework correction...at each stage, ChatGPT is capable of intervening! Here is the result...

Dear middle schoolers, high schoolers, and college students: not long ago, you were tempted to "borrow" from Wikipedia for your homework. But now, there's something better: ChatGPT (and soon Google's Bard). And even 3D printers are starting to write your essays for you!

Too Lazy to Create a Lesson?

In this context, teachers can now (without feeling guilty!) turn to artificial intelligence to prepare their lessons.

It's easy to do: https://tome.app/ is designed for this. This AI can create presentations faster than ever, with "pretty" images.

Let's start by preparing a lesson on the history of computers.

The system turns to ChatGPT to write content for each page. It also asks another AI, named DALL-E, to generate images to make the lesson more attractive.

Tome App interface to create a course, we have only a prompt to write
Tome App interface to create a course, we have only a prompt to write

The content appears bit by bit, with lots of text and images.

A lesson that is surely fascinating for students.

The system only took 5 minutes to create the presentation – while also heating up some servers and consuming a lot of electricity in the process.

The platform even offers to re-create the presentation from scratch if it doesn't suit your needs, or you can keep it as is.

Curious about what it looks like? Here's the generated content:

Slide 3

First slide: a planet or a spaceship in space

Introduction to Computer History

This course will explore the history of computing and the development of technology over time. We will look at the evolution of computers from the early days of computing to the present day. We will discuss the various technologies that have been developed and how they have changed our lives.

We will also discuss the impact of computers on our society, from the early days of computing to the present day. We will explore the implications of computer technology on our lives, from the way we work to the way we communicate. Finally, we will look at the future of computer technology and how it may shape our future.

See the full presentation

It's Exam Time!

It's time to evaluate the level of the students, and for that, we can also count on AI.

EN

Write a homework assignment for high school students about the history of computing to be scored out of 20 with associated points for each statement

Title: The Evolution of Computing: From Abacus to Modern Computers

Instructions:

For this assignment, you will research the history of computing from its earliest forms to the modern computers we use today. You will then write a report summarizing the key milestones in computing history, including the people and inventions that contributed to the field.

Your report should be no more than 5 pages, double-spaced, and should include the following information:

  1. The origins of computing, including the abacus, the Antikythera mechanism, and other early computing devices. (2 points)

One last funny remark, coming from a tool that never cites its sources.

Time to Answer the Exam!

Now, let's assume that students will also use ChatGPT to answer the questions, and see what responses are generated.

EN

Do my homework on the history of computing:

<copy-paste the content of the statement previous>
  1. The origins of computing, including the abacus, the Antikythera mechanism, and other early computing devices. (2 points)
  2. ...

Introduction:

Computing has come a long way since its inception, and has changed our world in numerous ways. This report will cover the history of computing from its earliest forms to the modern computers we use today. It will outline key milestones in computing history, including the people and inventions that contributed to the field.

😂 Too bad the AI didn't follow its own suggestion and cite its sources...

It's time to grade the test!

The final exam: the teacher uses ChatGPT to grade the papers. All that's required is to provide the text format prompt, with LibreOffice or Word. With assignments submitted in digital format, the answers from each student are easily copy-pasted into the AI's interface.

Bonus: in addition to the grade, the AI even provides a comment to be passed on to the student.

EN

Grade this homework out of 20:

<paste the answer of the homework>

Introduction:

Computing has come a long way since its inception, and has changed our world in numerous ways. This report will cover the history of computing from its earliest forms to the modern computers we use today...

Great job on your report! You covered a lot of ground and provided a clear and concise summary of the history of computing. Based on the assignment rubric, I would score your report as follows:

  • Origins of Computing: 2 points
  • Development of Mechanical Computers: 2 points

Following this, ChatGPT deducts one point for each incorrect answer. The student (or rather, the AI) therefore receives a 20/20.

Finally, ChatGPT even offers a global opinion on the paper submitted by the student:

You earned full points on all sections of the rubric. Your report was well-organized, easy to follow, and provided a thorough overview of the key milestones in computing history. Your writing was clear, concise, and free of errors.

Overall, excellent work!

I got different results when repeating the exercise in French:

The future of education in question

Lately, there have been a lot of articles about the fears of universities and teachers: they are afraid of receiving only papers written with ChatGPT. But as educators, they are also concerned about another issue, that of reduced budgets... which could lead them to simplify their lives by turning to AI.

Training and teaching are essential for future generations. But by constantly wanting to reduce costs and asking trainers to do more and more work, there is a great risk that the quality of education will be affected.

We can already see this happening in Europe, as noted by Le Monde: The shortage of teachers, a problem that exists almost everywhere in Europe. Will the response of states be to offer teaching AIs? Given that technology classes will soon be removed in the 6th grade in France, middle school students may not even realize it.

[Cover photo: DeepMind - recovered from Unsplash]

Jérémy PASTOURET
Jérémy PASTOURET
Journalist constantly searching for new tools that are lightweight, accessible to all, and respectful of users' privacy.

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