Artificial Intelligence in education: let’s ChatGPT about it

Abstract

Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically the rapid rise of Natural Language Processing (NLP) platforms such as Open AI’s Chat GPT3.5, are already having a major impact on higher education institutions. There are significant concerns within academic communities about the threats such platforms pose to academic integrity. Many HE institutions have reacted quickly, announcing policies banning the use of AI software in the creation of assignment responses. Some are planning to return to strictly exam-based modes of assessment. In this article we reflect upon these recent events and how it has impacted our own teaching practice in the field of business management. We propose some alternative ways of thinking about these recent developments and focus on the opportunities that these AI platforms have to offer rather than the threats they pose.