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Jun 2023
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Suspicion, Cheating and Bans: A.I. Hits ...

The New York Times
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Since its introduction less than a year ago, ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence platform that can write essays, solve math problems and write computer code, has sparked an anguished debate in the world of education. Is it a useful research tool or an irresistible license to cheat?

Stella Tan, a producer on The Daily, speaks to teachers and students as they finish their first semester with ChatGPT about how it is changing the classroom.

Guest: Stella Tan, an audio producer for The New York Times.

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