My snarky reaction to this is that this is a case where poorer students may actually have an advantage of not being seduced by the glorified Mad Libs technology.

(I grant there are valid use cases for large language models but students are as unlikely as the rest of the population to understand where to draw the line between useful <---> dangerously useless without specific training.)

If there are specific assignments where lecturers are requiring students to use the tech (eg to help students understand what they can/can't do) then it does need to be considered. I've seen some lecturers talk about offering alternative assignments so students can choose.

Or you could consider it similar to requiring students to purchase textbooks, in which case it should be mentioned in the syllabus/course outline.

I bet people also share logins but this probably isn't the sort of thing any university would encourage in writing....

Deborah


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Hello All,

An interesting implication of Generative AI came up at our university.
There is a discussion started about how emerging paywalls to Generative AI tools may create inequalities for students. Has this come up at any of your institutions or organizations? If so, have there been any thoughts or actions taken to help circumvent this issue?

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