- ChatGPT, a chatbot was used by a UK graduate to “pass” a university exam.
- Pieter Snepvangers used the chatbot to write a 2,000-word essay.
- Receiving a 53 (a 2:2) for his essay.
Since the introduction of ChatGPT [a ‘conversational’ chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to respond to questions as any human would], internet users have been in a frenzy.
A UK graduate used it to “pass” a university exam at a time when the technology’s effects were being discussed in educational institutions.
According to UK media, the student, Pieter Snepvangers, used the chatbot to send a final year evaluation from a Russell Group university in the UK.
After receiving approval from the professor, he instructed the chatbot to write a 2,000-word essay on social policy, which the AI technology was able to complete in about 20 minutes. Pieter even received a 53 (a 2:2) for his essay.
“I found a (fairly) prestigious Russell Group university and asked one of its lecturers if I could take his final year social policy assessment to see if ChatGPT could really work. I wanted to know what mark I could get and whether or not he’d spot the essay was written by a bot,” Pieter was quoted as saying by The Tab news website.
“savvy” might not be the best word here https://t.co/YRzMnfJwQL
— Count Mysterioso (@MysteriosoX) February 9, 2023
A really good read and insight. An end to the age of paying other students as ghostwriters, I’d guess https://t.co/q2P78iNY1a
— James Reynolds (@JimReynoldsUK) February 3, 2023
“This could be a student who has attended classes and has engaged with the topic of the unit. The content of the essay… this could be somebody that’s been in my classes. It wasn’t the most terrible in terms of content,” he was quoted. “You definitely can’t cheat your way to a first class degree, but you can cheat your way to a 2:2.”
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