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The Berlin Senate Department for Education has issued recommendations for teachers on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools.
Among other things, the handout provides tips for using AI and evaluating accomplishments made with the help of AI, according to the document released Monday.
In addition, information is provided on the legal framework and data protection issues. According to the authority, the assistance relates primarily to the text robot ChatGPT. The AI application is an artificial intelligence (AI) speech software that can, for example, write a school essay with high speech precision. "ChatGPT is the first time we have an AI-powered tool that can have an impact on teaching and testing practices," said Education Senator Astrid-Sabine Busse (SPD). The recommendations should offer schools concrete support in dealing with it.
If a student has not completed an examination independently, the handout recommends that this be assessed with 0 points. This applies, for example, if a text generated by ChatGPT is taken over and passed off as the student's own performance. In order to prove deception, it is sufficient that the teacher is convinced that the student did not write the text. Indications for this are an untypical choice of words for the student or a strongly deviating style. According to the data, one of the biggest challenges is to actually detect the use of AI.
However, the handout also emphasizes the opportunities offered by AI and gives examples of how ChatGPT can be used to support teaching. The language software is helpful, for example, to translate texts or to check one's own learning progress through self-tests. He says it is particularly important to teach students that texts generated by AI must be checked for accuracy. "Even if AI-generated texts contain predominantly factually correct information, they also contain misinformation," the document states.