OpenAI’s text classifier won’t calm fears about AI-written homework
Educators are worried about ChatGPT being using by students for homework assignments, so OpenAI has released a tool to classify whether text is human- or AI-written. But relying on the classifier’s results is ill-advised, as some basic statistics shows.
US legislators get their data science act together
A bill introduced in the US Congress wants to make funds available to develop data science and data literacy education across the United States. We sit down with education and policy experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Data science can help close the ‘digital skills’ gap, or so it seems
A ‘digital skills’ gap is harming employer productivity and growth, according to a survey by engineering body IET. But the ‘digital skills’ that are needed sound a lot like data science skills: statistical understanding, data analytics, AI and machine learning.
ChatGPT can hold a conversation, but lacks knowledge representation and original sources for verification
ChatGPT represents a next step in the evolution of large language models, says Detlef Nauck. However, there are still major challenges - and concerns - to overcome.
A chat with ChatGPT
‘Hello there! I’m a large language model trained by OpenAI, so I don’t have the ability to experience emotions or have a physical presence. I’m here to provide information and answer questions to the best of my ability. Is there something specific you would like to know?’