Despite initial concerns about facilitating cheating, large language models are gaining acceptance in educational environments. New York City public schools, which initially banned ChatGPT, lifted the ban, emphasizing the importance of students learning to work with generative AI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other experts argue that fears about cheating are exaggerated, comparing the use of ChatGPT to calculators as they are simply tools.
Key takeaways:
- Google has launched new features for Search and Lens to help users solve difficult math, physics, and geometry problems by typing an equation into the search bar or taking a picture of the homework with Lens.
- The new tools also work with word problems, particularly those found in physics homework, and can provide solutions to certain geometry problems when users take pictures of them with Google Lens.
- Large language models, like ChatGPT, have faced scrutiny in learning environments for enabling students to easily cheat on their homework, but some experts argue that these fears are overblown and compare the use of such models to using calculators.
- New York City public schools initially banned the usage of ChatGPT, but lifted its ban at the end of the last school year, with the head of the city’s public school stating it’s crucial for students to learn to work within a world using generative AI.