China’s students leap ‘Great Firewall’ to get homework help from ChatGPT


In China, where ChatGPT is unavailable without a virtual private network (VPN), over a dozen students told AFP they have used it to write essays, solve science and maths problems, and generate computer code. — AFP

BEIJING: Chinese schoolchildren are turning to AI bot ChatGPT to slash their homework time – vaulting the country’s “Great Firewall” to write book reports and bone up on their language skills.

With its ability to produce A-grade essays, poems and programming code within seconds, ChatGPT has sparked a global gold rush in artificial intelligence tech.

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