Students not fully in favour of ChatGPT

MUCH has been said about the emergence of ChatGPT, especially its use in the academic world. But how has it been received by students themselves? Wong Eu Kenn, who is a participant of the BRATs Young Journalist Programme run by The Star’s Newspaper-in-Education (Star-NiE) programme, got his peers to share their views.

"I study computer science. It’s a hassle to search for source codes online when I’m working on a project. It’s really simple when I use ChatGPT. I can ask any question and it will give me an answer. The code might not always work and I still have to do my own research, but it gives me a general idea so I can work from there. It’s really helpful. Many tertiary students are using it. If you don’t, they’ll have an advantage over you. I didn’t want to use it at first because I was a bit sceptical of artificial intelligence (AI) doing my work for me. But I couldn’t keep up with my friends, so I gave in. It has made my work a lot easier." – Chan Yan Chang, 20