35 per cent of college students use AI tools to help them with their studies
1 year, 4 months ago

35 per cent of college students use AI tools to help them with their studies

India TV News  

Productivity has gone up but we fear knowledge, as the new report states that one-third of college students have been using generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Bard and more in the past year, which helped them with studies. As per the latest survey, around 35 per cent of the students have been working on their projects with the support of AI chatbots. The survey was conducted by Morning Consult of McGraw Hill who interviewed 200 college instructors and 500 undergraduate students in order to learn about the current trends of higher education on student mental health and habits. The report further states: "With guardrails put in place, like tools that use content developed and vetted by trusted academic sources, most instructors and students would be more comfortable using ChatGPT and other generative AI tools," the report mentioned. They also flagged the ‘mental health awareness’ as the top trend for the higher education course material which further providers to address, as per the recent survey conducted by McGraw Hill.

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AI As Catalyst: How Students Are Leveraging AI Today, To Build A Better Tomorrow
6 days, 8 hours ago

AI As Catalyst: How Students Are Leveraging AI Today, To Build A Better Tomorrow

ABP News  

By Sanamdeep Chadha & Sarvagya Jagatram How can we complete tasks quickly and with minimal effort? The analysis of the data is the most important part for the AI to work accomplished by 3 main forms of Machine Learning Supervised, Unsupervised and Reinforcement learning making it all possible. The word Chat GPT is what immediately comes to the mind when …

The new classroom | Fundamentals come first
2 weeks, 1 day ago

The new classroom | Fundamentals come first

India Today  

In an era of rapid technological advances, how should you approach the raft of Artificial Intelligence tools that are now available to carry out your tasks? Bharat N. Anand, Vice Provost for Advances in Learning at Harvard University, offers a simple thumb rule: the cost of errors and the time saved. At Harvard, for instance, an interview of faculty members …

How AI-assisted coding tools are changing the future of coding jobs
3 weeks, 3 days ago

How AI-assisted coding tools are changing the future of coding jobs

Times of India  

Dr Deepak Garg is Vice Chancellor SR University and Founder Director of leadingindia.ai. With AI: Business owner described her ideal website to an AI assistant: “I want a flower shop website with an image gallery, online ordering, and a blog section.” The AI generated the complete code, which she could then adjust with simple requests like “make the background light …

Study finds 92% students using generative AI in UK, universities warned to ‘stress test’ assignments
1 month ago

Study finds 92% students using generative AI in UK, universities warned to ‘stress test’ assignments

Firstpost  

Almost nine out of 10 students in the UK have reported using AI in the past year and most of them said they use ChatGPT to help with their assignments Universities across the UK have been asked to run all student assessments through a “stress test” after new research revealed that pupils have been using artificial intelligence in their studies. …

Relying On AI All The Time Has This Surprising Consequence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Relying On AI All The Time Has This Surprising Consequence

Huff Post  

juanma hache via Getty Images A new Microsoft study aligns with previous research about how generative AI tools are changing the way we think and problem-solve — and not always for the better. The data showed that people who trusted generative AI’s ability to complete certain tasks had more answers associated with “less critical thinking effort,” according to the study. …

India and U.S. lead Coursera enrolments for Gen AI courses
1 month, 4 weeks ago

India and U.S. lead Coursera enrolments for Gen AI courses

The Hindu  

The demand for generative AI training has grown significantly among learners and enterprises, according to Coursera data, highlighted in the Future of Jobs Report 2025. The survey reveals that among nine transformative technologies, AI and information processing technologies are expected to have the most significant impact on businesses by 2030, with 86% of employers identifying them as likely to drive …

Navigating AI in education: challenges, ethics, and the need for comprehensive policies
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Navigating AI in education: challenges, ethics, and the need for comprehensive policies

The Hindu  

In November last year, a law student from a private university took his university to court for failing him in an assignment on the allegation that it was completed with the use of AI. So what we have been telling them is how to use it correctly, whether it is to structure their text or for a literature review in …

From chalkboards to chatbots
2 months, 1 week ago

From chalkboards to chatbots

The Hindu  

In the bustling classrooms of yesteryear, the sound of chalk against the blackboard was the heartbeat of learning. The biggest contribution that AI could make to education in the Indian context will be to promote the idea of learning as learner-centered, moving from the one-size-fits-all approach that is dominant and expanding the limited content and pedagogy practices of most teachers. …

Does AI kill creativity?
2 months, 1 week ago

Does AI kill creativity?

The Hindu  

The use of generative Artificial Intelligence in education has recently sparked widespread discussion and debate at conferences and other platforms about its impact on student learning. The purposes for which creative artists use AI tools are quite different from those for which students and teachers use them. AI, as a good mentor or an educational tool, can instil confidence in …

More teens say they're using ChatGPT for schoolwork, a new study finds
2 months, 1 week ago

More teens say they're using ChatGPT for schoolwork, a new study finds

NPR  

More teens say they're using ChatGPT for schoolwork, a new study finds toggle caption EyeEm Mobile GmbH/Getty Images A recent poll from the Pew Research Center shows more and more teens are turning to ChatGPT for help with their homework. Comfort levels with using ChatGPT for different types of assignments vary among students: 54% found that using it to research …

ChatGPT could replace telemarketers, teachers and traders
2 months, 3 weeks ago

ChatGPT could replace telemarketers, teachers and traders

Live Mint  

AFTER DECADES of blue-collar jobs being snatched up by machines, advanced chatbots are now breathing down white collars. Humans and AI separately rated how well software powered by large language models, which are trained on vast chunks of the internet and then fine-tuned to specific functions, could undertake 19,000 tasks involved in the jobs. For other tasks the annotators imagined …

In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work
2 months, 4 weeks ago

In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work

LA Times  

If 2023 was a year of wonder about artificial intelligence, 2024 was the year to try to get that wonder to do something useful without breaking the bank. There was a “shift from putting out models to actually building products,” said Arvind Narayanan, a Princeton University computer science professor and co-author of the new book “AI Snake Oil: What Artificial …

In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work
3 months ago

In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work

The Hindu  

If 2023 was a year of wonder about artificial intelligence, 2024 was the year to try to get that wonder to do something useful without breaking the bank. There was a “shift from putting out models to actually building products,” said Arvind Narayanan, a Princeton University computer science professor and co-author of the new book “AI Snake Oil: What Artificial …

In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work
3 months ago

In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work

Associated Press  

If 2023 was a year of wonder about artificial intelligence, 2024 was the year to try to get that wonder to do something useful without breaking the bank. There was a “shift from putting out models to actually building products,” said Arvind Narayanan, a Princeton University computer science professor and co-author of the new book “AI Snake Oil: What Artificial …

AI is a game changer for students with disabilities, but schools are still learning to harness it
3 months ago

AI is a game changer for students with disabilities, but schools are still learning to harness it

The Hindu  

For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often struggles with comprehension. “I’m seeing that a lot of students are kind of exploring on their own, almost …

AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it
3 months ago

AI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still learning to harness it

Live Mint  

For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often struggles with comprehension. “I’m seeing that a lot of students are kind of exploring on their own, almost …

Teachers ‘reluctant to use AI for pupil learning and assessment’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Teachers ‘reluctant to use AI for pupil learning and assessment’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The survey, which covered 2,000 secondary schools in England, found that 84% of those asked …

70 per cent of students are using AI: OpenAI launches free AI training for safe classroom integration
4 months, 1 week ago

70 per cent of students are using AI: OpenAI launches free AI training for safe classroom integration

India TV News  

OpenAI, the creators of the popular chatbot- ChatGPT has introduced a free AI training course for educationists, in collaboration with Common Sense Media. Early implementation shows promise This AI course for teachers has been piloted in nearly a dozen school districts, including the Agua Fria Union High School District and Challenger School, yielding encouraging initial results. Expert insights on AI's …

How Best to Use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Other AI Tools? Our AI Expert Answers Your Questions
55 years, 2 months ago

How Best to Use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Other AI Tools? Our AI Expert Answers Your Questions

Wired  

What are the key differences between ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and other top AI tools? On November 20 we hosted a live Q&A session with WIRED’s Reece Rogers, the author of the “AI Unlocked” newsletter, the monthly AI ethics and advice column “The Prompt,” and countless news and how-to articles about the impact AI is having on our lives. Reece …

AI's Impact on Engineering Education: A Boon or Bane?
5 months ago

AI's Impact on Engineering Education: A Boon or Bane?

The Hindu  

The emergence of generative AI and LLM tools like ChatGPT and similar products will have a significant impact on engineering education in India. While there are concerns that AI could spell doom for education, it may also help the students and the faculty in the teaching-learning process. The use of AI tools for academic paper writing can lead to greater …

Apodaca: The future is now — AI is changing the way we live
6 months, 1 week ago

Apodaca: The future is now — AI is changing the way we live

LA Times  

Lately it seems as if everyone is talking about, writing about and freaking out about artificial intelligence, or AI, which uses algorithms, data and computer power to simulate human intelligence. Indeed, I’d wager that few of us actually know much beyond some reports of students using ChatGPT to assist with — sometimes even cheat at — school assignments. “I think …

Generative AI Transformed English Homework. Math Is Next
7 months ago

Generative AI Transformed English Homework. Math Is Next

Wired  

ChatGPT has already wreaked havoc on classrooms and changed how teachers approach writing homework, since OpenAI publicly launched the generative AI chatbot in late 2022. But by focusing on writing assignments, educators let another seismic shift take place in the periphery: students using AI more often to complete math homework too. Right now, high schoolers and college students around the …

An educator on her experience of exploring ChatGPT along with her students
7 months, 3 weeks ago

An educator on her experience of exploring ChatGPT along with her students

The Hindu  

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Alan Kay As an educator, I’m constantly looking for ways to improve my students’ learning experience. To my surprise, several students admitted to using ChatGPT for various tasks such as summarising complex research papers, formulating creative writing prompts, and even practising code for Computer Science students. As the conversation …

How will the next wave of Gen-AI tools transform learning?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How will the next wave of Gen-AI tools transform learning?

The Hindu  

With an estimated 40% of its population under 25 years, India has immense potential to shape its economic future. Rapid advancements are underway and, as large language models verticalise for education, the next wave of AI-powered learning tools can both serve as an invaluable supplement to a teacher’s classroom activities and elevate how students learn. GenAI tools for learning —when …

ChatGPT answers went 'undetected', secured better grades than students, study finds
9 months ago

ChatGPT answers went 'undetected', secured better grades than students, study finds

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Exam graders could have trouble spotting answers generated by AI-based chatbots, researchers said after their study found that these answers not only went undetected but were also graded better than those written by students.On behalf of 33 'fake students', the researchers at the University of Reading, UK, submitted answers generated by ChatGPT to the examinations system of the …

BCG study shows 70% users excited about GenAI at work, but 43% positive about its impact on daily life
11 months ago

BCG study shows 70% users excited about GenAI at work, but 43% positive about its impact on daily life

The Hindu  

A study published on April 29 by the Boston Consulting Group titled ‘Consumers Know More About AI than Business Leaders Think,’ has shared that consumer understanding and enthusiasm around artificial intelligence is higher than expected. Based on a survey conducted across 21 countries and 21,000 respondents, the research also answered questions around the usage of AI in the workplace. “While …

Two in three teachers say AI is ‘too unreliable’ to assess pupils’ work – survey
1 year ago

Two in three teachers say AI is ‘too unreliable’ to assess pupils’ work – survey

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly two in three teachers think artificial intelligence is “too unreliable and not well-equipped” to …

Hundreds of students are using AI to cheat on their assignments - but universities have worked out how to catch them and it's simpler than you might think
1 year ago

Hundreds of students are using AI to cheat on their assignments - but universities have worked out how to catch them and it's simpler than you might think

Daily Mail  

Ushered in by the use of artificial intelligence tools Waves of students are turning to artificial intelligence to write their assignments but universities are doubling down on methods to catch them out. Sydney University has revealed 330 assignments were completed using AI in 2023 and the University of NSW recently said they had similarly found a 'new wave' of cheaters …

Badminton booking chatbots to custom teaching curriculums- Singapore embraces AI to solve everyday problems
1 year, 1 month ago

Badminton booking chatbots to custom teaching curriculums- Singapore embraces AI to solve everyday problems

The Hindu  

Booking a badminton court at one of Singapore's 100-odd community centres can be a workout in itself, with residents forced to type in times and venues repeatedly on a website until they find a free slot. The booking chatbot, which could be rolled out shortly, is among more than 100 generative AI-based solutions spurred by the AI Trailblazers project, launched …

Experts call for appropriate use of AI tools
1 year, 1 month ago

Experts call for appropriate use of AI tools

China Daily  

Photo taken on Jan 30 shows the parallel session on "Education Digitalization and Learning Society Construction" at the 2024 World Digital Education Conference being held in Shanghai. The swift advancement of ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies has offered more opportunities for teachers as well as students, experts said at the 2024 World Digital Education Conference in Shanghai, which concluded …

Column: Do teens know something adults don't about ChatGPT?
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Do teens know something adults don't about ChatGPT?

LA Times  

The introduction of ChatGPT did not lead to more cheating in high school. Today’s students could be using AI to write their papers, but mostly they don’t seem to be. I’m sure some Silicon Valley wunderkind is already working on a piece of brilliant technology that is going to take the pain out of writing, which for a lot of …

Generative AI ‘helping criminals create more sophisticated cyber attacks’
1 year, 4 months ago

Generative AI ‘helping criminals create more sophisticated cyber attacks’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With generative AI also lowering the technical barrier to creating convincing profile pictures, impeccable …

‘AI tools train the mind to think’
1 year, 4 months ago

‘AI tools train the mind to think’

The Hindu  

With technology fully embedded in our modern lives and Artificial Intelligence sparking both fear and promise, experts sought to explain why it is important to stay abreast of developments today. The speakers were speaking at a webinar on Generative AI for Higher Education presented by Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, under the career counselling series of The Hindu Education Plus. …

Chatbots might disrupt math and computer science classes. Some teachers see upsides
1 year, 5 months ago

Chatbots might disrupt math and computer science classes. Some teachers see upsides

Associated Press  

For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha — a website that solves algebraic problems online — has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete. A year ago, if you asked Daniel Zingaro how he assesses his introductory computer science students, he would say: “We ask them to write code.” But if you ask him today, the …

‘AI upskilling: Seven in ten professionals raring to go’
1 year, 6 months ago

‘AI upskilling: Seven in ten professionals raring to go’

The Hindu  

New research from LinkedIn reveals that over 8 in 10 professionals in India are alive to the reality that Artificial Intelligence would transform their jobs. In fact, 68% of the workforce admits to already using generative AI in their job, with one in two professionals trying out generative AI tools like ChatGPT, the LinkedIn data shows. Work-life balance More than …

ChatGPT AI is about to be eclipsed by ‘interactive AI’
1 year, 6 months ago

ChatGPT AI is about to be eclipsed by ‘interactive AI’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The current wave of generative AI tools like ChatGPT will soon be surpassed …

Teachers Are Going All In on Generative AI
1 year, 6 months ago

Teachers Are Going All In on Generative AI

Wired  

Study author Tuan Nguyen says generative AI is unlikely to heal the problem, which is related to poor pay and working conditions, and a perceived lack of prestige, not just working long hours. “AI tools can potentially save teachers time and can even help teachers target and individualize their instruction, but at this point, I don’t think they are going …

UN calls for age limits for AI tools in schools
1 year, 6 months ago

UN calls for age limits for AI tools in schools

The Hindu  

The United Nations called on Thursday for strict rules on the use of AI tools such as viral chatbot ChatGPT in classrooms, including limiting their use to older children. In new guidance for governments, the UN's education body UNESCO warned that public authorities were not ready to deal with the ethical issues of rolling out "generative" Artificial Intelligence programs in …

ChatGPT Classroom integration guide: OpenAI provides educators with valuable resource
1 year, 6 months ago

ChatGPT Classroom integration guide: OpenAI provides educators with valuable resource

India TV News  

OpenAI, a subsidiary of Microsoft, has unveiled a comprehensive guide tailored for educators who wish to incorporate their AI chatbot, ChatGPT, into their classroom settings. This guide includes recommended prompts, an explanation of ChatGPT's functionality and limitations, insights into the effectiveness of AI detectors, and an exploration of potential biases. In addition to supporting educational endeavours, OpenAI has recently launched …

Teachers can never tell if students use ChatGPT for homework, OpenAI says
1 year, 6 months ago

Teachers can never tell if students use ChatGPT for homework, OpenAI says

India Today  

ChatGPT has turned out to be a boon and a bane at the same time for a lot of professionals out there. Recently, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT said that teachers will never be able to tell whether an assignment has been done using ChatGPT, increasing the woes of the educators across the world. Students have been using and will …

AI Captures students' Imagination, But Poses Challenges
1 year, 7 months ago

AI Captures students' Imagination, But Poses Challenges

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A demand for additional coaching to get into IITs and coding, a flavour of the past decade, in schools has now been replaced with a focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning, latest trends suggest. “We recognise this shift and have held a couple of meetings to consider innovative ways to introduce AI and ML education, with the aim …

AI can write better university assignments than students, report suggests
1 year, 7 months ago

AI can write better university assignments than students, report suggests

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It also found almost three-quarters of students surveyed would use ChatGPT to help with their …

Kids Are Going Back to School. So Is ChatGPT
1 year, 7 months ago

Kids Are Going Back to School. So Is ChatGPT

Wired  

Last winter, the unveiling of OpenAI’s alarmingly sophisticated chatbot sent educators into a tailspin. David Banks, the chancellor of New York City Public Schools, wrote that the district was now “determined to embrace” generative AI—despite having banned it from school networks last year. Lisa Parry, a K–12 school principal and AP English Language and Composition teacher in rural Arlington, South …

Making AI work in education: Rules for a balanced approach
1 year, 7 months ago

Making AI work in education: Rules for a balanced approach

India Today  

How do we learn? EMBRACING THE POTENTIAL OF AI IN EDUCATION Teachers who are used to teach in a certain way are now trying AI tools like ChatGPT to create better tests and assignments for students. Students are free to generate their own answers and also add on using the help of AI tools, thus enabling them to utilise their …

Schools are teaching ChatGPT, so students aren’t left behind
1 year, 7 months ago

Schools are teaching ChatGPT, so students aren’t left behind

CNN  

New York CNN — When college administrator Lance Eaton created a working spreadsheet about the generative AI policies adopted by universities last spring, it was mostly filled with entries about how to ban tools like ChatGPT. “AI is still going to feel uncomfortable, but now they can now go in and see how a university or a range of different …

Universities say AI cheats can't be beaten, moving away from attempts to block AI
1 year, 8 months ago

Universities say AI cheats can't be beaten, moving away from attempts to block AI

ABC  

A number of universities have told a Senate inquiry it will be too difficult, if not impossible, to prevent students using AI to cheat assessments, and the institutions will have to change how they teach instead. Key points: Universities have warned against banning AI technologies in academia Several say AI cheating in tests will be too difficult to stop, and …

AI in the classroom
1 year, 8 months ago

AI in the classroom

The Hindu  

From anthropocentrism to technocentrism, humanity’s journey of multifarious triumphs is certainly worth revelling in. As emerging pedagogical research highlights the significance of nurturing and honing thinking skills to better prepare students for the unprecedented challenges in the future, the ever-evolving AI impedes any chances of cultivating or sometimes even exercising those cognitive abilities. But one may ask, “Haven’t students relied …

Is Using AI Cheating? The Question is Dividing the World of Higher Education
1 year, 8 months ago

Is Using AI Cheating? The Question is Dividing the World of Higher Education

News 18  

The excitement surrounding ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools is causing concern in the academic world. On July 4, the 24 higher education institutions in the Russell Group, including the London School of Economics, Imperial College London and the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, published their principles on the use of generative AI tools in education. The Russell Group members …

Empowering Educators and Students: ChatGPT's Role in the Future of Learning
1 year, 9 months ago

Empowering Educators and Students: ChatGPT's Role in the Future of Learning

India Today  

Widespread digitalisation has revolutionised various aspects of daily life, including how we interact, perceive, learn, and educate. Let's discuss the inputs shared by Divya Jain, Co-founder of Seekho, on how educators can harness the power of ChatGPT to monitor student progress, create customised learning paths, and provide targeted tutoring. This AI technology opens up exciting possibilities for the future of …

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