Amid ChatGPT bans in Australian schools, educators consider risks and benefits

Students attend a class at school in Sydney. They are using their laptops.

The use of artificial intelligence in classrooms as learning tool has it pros and cons, according to educator. Source: AAP / PAUL MILLER/AAPIMAGE

Australian education institutions are grappling with how to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom. At least five Australian states have banned the use of tools like ChatGPT in public schools to limit the potential for cheating and plagiarism.


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