Chegg Inc. is expanding access to ChatGPT, an AI-powered homework-drafting chatbot that has been prohibited at several schools. Last week, CEO Dan Rosensweig of a U.S. educational software company told Reuters that the company had integrated its database of quiz answers with the chatbot’s artificial intelligence model, GPT-4, to develop CheggMate, a study tool designed just for students.
CheggMate, which will be released on Monday, was described as “a tutor in your pocket” by him. According to Rosensweig, the software will tailor its testing and advising to each student by analysing information about their courses and the problems they’ve missed on exams. Chegg has announced that it will be released at no cost next month.
When teachers are still trying to make sense of the repercussions of AI, the release is likely to increase students’ access to technology. At the release of ChatGPT last year, students began submitting papers authored by the chatbot, allowing some to avoid classwork while requiring professors to verify the papers’ authenticity.
As reported by Reuters, the Los Angeles Unified School District has temporarily disabled ChatGPT on all district-owned devices and networks due to concerns that it plagiarises the work of others. Others in education have advocated for students to use ChatGPT for critiquing reasons if it is made public.
Rosensweig remarked that although essay writing presents difficulties in the classroom, Chegg primarily concentrates on the hard sciences and mathematics. Exam questions from the most recent test are the only ones that may be reviewed.
AI models still struggle with accuracy because they predict what will be said next without understanding the context. According to Rosensweig, Chegg has rigorously verified and organised its replies to guarantee accuracy.
When asked whether AI might cause Chegg to reduce the number of its 150,000 specialists who contribute to its content, he said that the firm currently strikes a healthy balance between people and technology.