Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
WEKU
WEKU
Emma Bowman

A new AI chatbot might do your homework for you. But it's still not an A+ student

Enter a prompt into ChatGPT, and it becomes your very own virtual assistant. (OpenAI/Screenshot by NPR)

Why do your homework when a chatbot can do it for you? A new artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT has thrilled the Internet with its superhuman abilities to solve math problems, churn out college essays and write research papers.

After the developer OpenAI released the text-based system to the public last month, some educators have been sounding the alarm about the potential that such AI systems have to transform academia, for better and worse.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.