OpenAI announced a new product within ChatGPT called “study mode,” which aims to help students work through problems step-by-step before they arrive at an answer.
As artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT have rocketed into the mainstream, educators quickly discovered that students can use the tools to cheat and avoid engaging in critical thinking. OpenAI said it built study mode as “a first step in a longer journey to improve learning in ChatGPT.”
“When ChatGPT is prompted to teach or tutor, it can significantly improve academic performance,” Leah Belsky, vice president of education at OpenAI, said during a briefing. “But when it’s just used as an answer machine, it can hinder learning.”
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