31 May 2023

Education Ministry warns teachers not to use AI to mark exams

From Morning Report, 7:24 am on 31 May 2023
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ChatGPT Chat with AI or Artificial Intelligence technology. Woman using computer chatting with an intelligent artificial intelligence asks for the answers wants. knowledge on the internet, e-learning, Photo: 123RF

The Education Ministry has warned teachers not to use Chat GPT to mark students' work, saying it could be unfair and discriminatory.

The Ministry also says the technology, which generates written material based on prompts from users, can produce answers that are just plain wrong.

Victoria University's computer scientist, Dr Simon McCallum, joined Tim Watkin to explain the limits and potential of the technology.