|
ChatGPT is a free programme that generates original text about
virtually any subject in response to a prompt, including
articles, essays, jokes and even poetry, raising concerns across
industries about plagiarism.
The university said on Friday the school had emailed all
students and faculty announcing a ban on ChatGPT and all other
AI-based tools at Sciences Po.
"Without transparent referencing, students are forbidden to use
the software for the production of any written work or
presentations, except for specific course purposes, with the
supervision of a course leader," Sciences Po said, though it did
not specify how it would track usage.
ChatGPT has already been banned in some public schools in New
York City and Seattle, according to U.S. media reports, while
several U.S. universities have announced plans to do fewer
take-home assessments and more hand-written essays and oral
exams.
Sciences Po, whose main campus is in Paris, added that
punishment for using the software may go as far as exclusion
from the institution, or even from French higher education as a
whole.
"The ChatGPT software is raising important questions for
educators and researchers all around the world, with regards to
fraud in general, and particularly plagiarism," it said .
Microsoft Corp last week announced a further multibillion dollar
investment in OpenAI - the artificial intelligence research lab
behind ChatGPT - building on a bet it made on OpenAI nearly four
years ago, when it dedicated $1 billion for the startup
co-founded by Tesla's Elon Musk and investor Sam Altman.
(Reporting by Geert De Clercq; Editing by Josie Kao)
[© 2023 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2022 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
|
|
