I guess I see ChatGPT as a very broadly knowledgeable, yet fallible person, not as a database. It would be a very rare person who could come up with the data y

I guess I see ChatGPT as a very broadly knowledgeable, yet fallible person, not as a database. It would be a very rare person who could come up with the data you asked for off the top of their heads. Granted, it would be much better if it could tell you "I don't know", rather than hallucinate facts. As far as it being able to explain base concepts in a conversational manner and helping bridge gaps in my own understanding, it has been very helpful to me. I'm sure there are certain subjects where this will work better than others, but I would guess especially for most K-12 classwork, ChatGPT even with its current warts would be a net gain for many students in helping to increase their understanding just by talking with it.