What if the devil is my guardian angel:ChatGPT as a case study of using chatbots in education
date：2023-02-26 11:54author：adminsource：Smart Learning Instituteviews：
OpenAI's ChatGPT, a chatbot with an artificial intelligence conversational interface, has become a global phenomenon attracting significant public interest. Being one of the most sophisticated artificial intelligence applications, ChatGPT has been recognized as a game-changer in numerous industries, including education. Scholars from the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University (SLIBNU), including Dr Huang Ronghuai, Dr Ahmed Tlili, Dr Boulus Shehata, and Dr Michael Agyemang Adarkwah, in collaboration with scholars from the United States, Turkey, and Australia, conducted a study regarding the application of ChatGPT in education. The research revealed several concerns associated with using ChatGPT in education and provided guidelines for further research. The findings were published in the Smart Learning Environments journal on February 22. in a paper titled "What if the devil is my guardian angel: ChatGPT as a case study of using chatbots in education."
Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have been progressing constantly and being more visible in different aspects of our lives. One recent phenomenon is ChatGPT, a chatbot with a conversational artificial intelligence interface that was developed by OpenAI. As one of the most advanced artificial intelligence applications, ChatGPT has drawn much public attention across the globe. In this regard, this study examines ChatGPT in education, among early adopters, through a qualitative instrumental case study. Conducted in three stages, the first stage of the study reveals that the public discourse in social media is generally positive and there is enthusiasm regarding its use in educational settings. However, there are also voices who are approaching cautiously using ChatGPT in educational settings. The second stage of the study examines the case of ChatGPT through lenses of educational transformation, response quality, usefulness, personality and emotion, and ethics. In the third and final stage of the study, the investigation of user experiences through ten educational scenarios revealed various issues, including cheating, honesty and truthfulness of ChatGPT, privacy misleading, and manipulation. The findings of this study provide several research directions that should be considered to ensure a safe and responsible adoption of chatbots, specifically ChatGPT, in education.
The paper is available on：https://slejournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40561-023-00237-xor click the link at the bottom of this article.
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