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ChatGPT has entered the classroom: how LLMs could transform education

Researchers, educators and companies are experimenting with ways to turn flawed but famous large language models into trustworthy, accurate ‘thought partners’ for learning.
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  1. Andy Extance

    1. Andy Extance is a freelance writer in Exeter, UK.

A teacher writes on a chalkboard during a lecture with students

Despite risks, some educators see huge potential in using artificial-intelligence chatbots to enhance teaching and learning. Credit: Riccardo Venturi/Contrasto/eyevine

Last month, educational psychologist Ronald Beghetto asked a group of graduate students and teaching professionals to discuss their work in an unusual way. As well as talking to each other, they conversed with a collection of creativity-focused chatbots that Beghetto had designed and that will soon be hosted on a platform run by his institute, Arizona State University (ASU).

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Nature 623, 474-477 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03507-3

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