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ChatGPT Is So Bad at Essays That Professors Can Spot It Instantly
- jfengel 4y agoOf course it is. But the problem is proving it. Failing a student for plagiarism was easy. If they complain, you show them the URL they stole it from. Failing a student for using ChatGPT is harder. There's nothing to point to as proof. You can mark it down as a bad essay; you'll get complaints but can ultimately stand your ground on "it's not good". But if it's a passing grade, you're failing to do your job. If it's a failing grade, they're going to fight a lot harder that it's at least barely-passing work, and you have nothing to stand on except your opinion that it doesn't meet that level. If it's just plain wrong, you can point to that. But often it's merely shallow, vapid, and dumb. I'm sure you'll always get the grade-hogs who insist that this deserves an A. Such students already exist. But the real problem, I think, is the ones who were hoping to just graduate by any means necessary, and will turn in crappy work with zero effort in the hopes that you'd rather not fight about whether it merits a C or a D.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> If it's just plain wrong, you can point to that. But often it's merely shallow, vapid, and dumb. Shallow, vapid, and dumb can definitely be sufficient for a failing grade.
- Ekaros 4y agoI haven't tried ChatGPT myself, but I have seen certain prompts and outputs and at time it seems formulaic in off putting ways. I suppose this is really noticeable if you know the content for essay. And get to read enough of them to identify probably some common features or structures.