Minister: Higher education ministry to allow ChatGPT use at local universities, guidelines must be followed


The minister also said that the use of ChatGPT is unavoidable, but guidelines on the situations where it can and cannot be used are necessary. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Minister of Higher Education Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin announced that the country would not prohibit the use of ChatGPT by students at local institutes of higher education.

He however stressed that the guidelines set by the Department of Higher Education – which has already been issued and distributed among local universities – must be followed in its use by students.

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