Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

The AI chat app being trialled in NSW schools which makes students work for the answers

Derell Akrong, Sanjana Chandramohan, Leeya Alves, Blake Spencer and Mikaela Rumi Badger at the Ponds  school in Sydney.
Derell Akrong, Sanjana Chandramohan, Leeya Alves, Blake Spencer and Mikaela Rumi Badger at the Ponds high school in Sydney, one of 16 NSW public schools given access to NSWEduChat. Photograph: James Gourley

When year 8 student Mikaela Rumi Badger asks ChatGPT how to solve a question for a fractions exam, it gives her the answer.

But when the Ponds high school student asks New South Wales’ purpose-built AI app NSWEduChat for help, it asks her additional questions.

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.