A.I. Has a Measurement Problem
Which A.I. system writes the best computer code or generates the most realistic image? Right now, there’s no easy way to answer those questions. More details
Category Archives: Colleges and Universities
What ChatGPT Can’t Do For Us
A.I. or no A.I., it pays to write — and to write well. More details
A Blind Spot for Two-Parent Privilege?
Readers respond to a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: Donald Trump’s appeal; diversity statements; artificial intelligence. More details
Civil Disobedience Against Book Bans?
Readers react to a guest essay by a school official. Also: Nancy Pelosi; censorship by China; A.I.-generated college essays; easing anxiety. More details
A.I. in the Classroom: What Should Teachers Do?
Responses to a tech column by Kevin Roose. Also: A Nobel physicist on the nature of the universe; Donald Trump’s jury; public funding for birth control. More details
Ban or Embrace? Colleges Wrestle With A.I.-Generated Admissions Essays.
A.I. chatbots could facilitate plagiarism on college applications or democratize student access to writing help. Or maybe both. More details
Applying to College? Here’s How A.I. Tools Might Hurt, or Help.
ChatGPT might change the application essay forever. More details
We Used A.I. to Write Essays for Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Here’s How It Went.
A.I. chatbots can do a passable job of generating short essays. Whether their use on college applications is ethical is the subject of fierce debate. More details
Consejos para que las escuelas y los maestros sobrevivan con la IA
Paso 1: Asumir que todos los estudiantes van a utilizar los chatbots de inteligencia artificial. More details
Profesores en EE. UU. aprenden a usar ChatGPT en vez de prohibirlo
Al regresar a clases, los educadores se enfrentan a los desafíos que plantea la tecnología. En EE. UU., algunos distritos escolares que inicialmente bloquearon los chatbots, ahora intentan adoptarlos. More details