LogInOslo decided it was better to use new tech than ban it.
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The widespread use of AI tools like ChatGPT is an issue in education since students can just ask it to write an essay for them or find solutions. While some tried to fight it, the capital of Norway decided to embrace the technological change and work around it. Oslo has reportedly bought GPT-3.5 Turbo licenses for 110,000 students and teachers.
"Our challenge has been that virtually all students already have free access via their smartphone. Then we had to ask ourselves: Should we pretend this doesn't exist and start a prohibition line?" said the division director Trond Ingebretsen (via Google Translate.)
New guidelines have been set for how students can use the tool: ChatGPT shouldn't be a substitute for studying. At the same time, teaching and assessment must be overhauled to better fit the AI into the process.
However, as you know, GPT-3.5 isn't as profound as GPT-4, so some specialists believe this can create a class divide as some students pay for access to the newer version.
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