Education
Education

Can you spot the bot? Take the ChatGPT quiz

OutKast mural in Atlanta

Credit: AJC file

Credit: AJC file

OutKast mural in Atlanta
By
Feb 10, 2023

Teachers and professors are on high alert now that there’s a computer program that can write cogent essays, rhyming couplets and computer code.

ChatGPT is a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence that’s already changing how some educators approach homework assignments. The program generates text responses to nearly any question or prompt. It can be tough for teachers to catch when students use it to cheat instead of turning in their original writing.

ExploreGeorgia schools wrestle with the potential and pitfalls of ChatGPT

We gave ChatGPT three assignments. Can you figure out what was written by a human and what was produced by the computer program?

About the Author

Follow Vanessa McCray on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

Along Parsons Street near Lawshe Street through Clark Atlanta University, so much mud was left behind it looked like a dirt road. Flooded cars remained after the water receded in 2023. (File/AJC)

Credit: John Spink/AJC

Former Clark Atlanta student sues school for negligence after 2023 flooding

Gabrielle Bennett was trapped when she says water slammed a door shut on her leg.

1h ago

Chronic absenteeism rates trend down in Georgia schools

Chronic absenteeism — when a student misses 10% or more of the school year — has dropped to 19.5% in Georgia, its lowest rate since before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019-20.

Georgia Tech sets fundraising record, nearing $2 billion goal

With contributions from more than 25,000 donors, it's a big step for the school’s “Transforming Tomorrow” campaign, which aims to raise $2 billion by the end of 2027.

The Latest

Along Parsons Street near Lawshe Street through Clark Atlanta University, so much mud was left behind it looked like a dirt road. Flooded cars remained after the water receded in 2023. (File/AJC)

Credit: John Spink/AJC

Former Clark Atlanta student sues school for negligence after 2023 flooding

1h ago

Chronic absenteeism rates trend down in Georgia schools

Georgia Tech sets fundraising record, nearing $2 billion goal

Featured

A conceptual rendering of a planned permanent exhibit space to be built on the second floor at Fernbank Musuem. The "Changing Earth" exhibit will be the largest of three renovations planned at Fernbank and will replace the "A Walk Through Time in Georgia" exhibit. (Courtesy of Fernbank Museum)

Credit: Courtesy of Fernbank Musuem

Fernbank Museum announces biggest renovation since it opened

Georgia's Fernbank Museum has raised about $27 million to transform existing exhibits, build new ones and add an accessible elevator and building entrances.

ANALYSIS

Kemp’s latest gamble: A blank-slate Senate candidate with big stakes

Waymos haven’t caused crashes in Atlanta so far, but some are getting confused

The introduction of Waymo to Atlanta has brought a new type of transportation to the city, but also a wave of videos and stories of the driverless vehicles getting stuck.