ChatGPT has become a revolutionary product in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). Operating as a chat box utilising artificial intelligence, it generates questions and answers by emulating human intelligence. It can engage in conversations, draft articles, essays, applications and academic works. However, it relies entirely on existing content, lacking the capacity to generate original thoughts or nuanced interpretations. ChatGPT fosters mental laziness and deviates human curiosity from investigating or researching the truth compelling individuals to cocoon themselves within mental comfort zones. As Noam Chomsky observed, "ChatGPT is essentially high-tech plagiarism and a way of avoiding learning", the content produced by ChatGPT consists of amalgamated existing components without human intelligence or creativity involved. This trend has led to a scenario where teachers find it challenging to discern whether students' assignments or homework are their own work or generated through ChatGPT.
Microsoft's Azure, LLaMA and ChatGPT are racing ahead in the field of AI, potentially enabling high-tech tools that encourage mental indolence among humans. These advancements have already adversely impacted the quality of education, hindering innovation, creativity and a culture of inquiry within educational systems. Many graduate and postgraduate students resort to these digital tools to compose their theses inadvertently entangling themselves in intellectual dishonesty and mental lethargy. Earlier this year, schools in New York banned ChatGPT due to the fears of AI-assisted plagiarism. The pressing question remains: Who can regulate AI?
Shahjahan Shazu,
Malibagh, Dhaka,
mshaju001@gmail.com