Why banning disruptive technologies (like ChatGPT) in Education is wrong.
Upon release, ChatGPT became the fastest-adopted technology platform in history[1]; it was backed by one of the largest technology companies[2]and was created by the people behind some of the world’s most impressive breakthroughs in the field of AI[3]. It is also a student’s dream come true as it can also churn out homework and test answers in a matter of seconds and score better than their peers [4] [5].
Whenever a new disruptive technology is released, it is always met with resistance[6] [7] [8]. ChatGPT is no different; soon after its release, a flood of articles came in on why the technology is going to replace human jobs[9], people trying to ban it[10], and arguments that it generally harms society in other ways [11].
On ChatGPT and Education
Now the western education system is in need of serious reform [12] [13] [14] regardless of the “challenges” it faces from AI, but perhaps ChatGPT could highlight some of its shortcomings and be a catalyst to improve the system. When policymakers put rules around the use of new technology, they need to consider if it is the right thing to do or if they are preserving the status quo because it is easy to do.
ChatGPT is the first widely available, publicly accessible, large language model…
