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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 8862874" data-attributes="member: 7035894">This is true.But.The reason I became interested is because I teach a subject, IB Theory of Knowledge, for which 2/3 of the assessment is a final essay, externally marked, in which students write on one of 6 different prompts, personal voice, maximum 1600 words. They are expected to show originality, critical thinking, refer to ToK concepts and expert knowers in their chosen fields, real life examples, and both arguments and counterarguments.So I wanted to see how the AI could do, because obviously it is a problem if the students can just get an AI to write the essay for them.And my initial findings reflect what you point out, to the extent that I am comfortable that I can recognize the AI's response to the essay prompts right away. Especially if the student just feeds in the prompt.Yet then I started trying to go more granular. I started feeding it more specific prompts, going paragraph by paragraph and asking it to include particular types of details and specific thinkers or examples. Within an hour, I had learned enough to get it to craft a pretty original essay that would earn a decent mark. I am going to keep pushing to see how good I can get it.This process depends on me being an expert in the subject, so for now I think our essays are safe. That stated, this is early days, and after just a few days of play with the AI, I am increasingly of the belief that within a few years, they will be as good as most humans at tasks like this. And then better.</blockquote>

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