We're looking for professional development ideas from you, our Penn College Faculty! Please consider sharing what you've done with ChatGPT or another AI-learning tool to inspire others on our campus. Send your ideas to jflynn@pct.edu.
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The librarians at the Madigan Library have developed this resource page to help faculty learn about generative AI tools like ChatGPT, their capabilities, and how they can plan their teaching in consideration of the emergence of these tools. Because of the constant evolution of generative AI tools, this site will be updated as-needed to reflect those changes.
If you have questions, propose a resource be added to this page, or have created an assignment that integrates generative AI, please contact us at refdesk@pct.edu.
Generative AI tools can:
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ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in November 2022. It generates human-like text based on the input it is given. GPT-4, the newest OpenAI model, was released on March 14, 2023. Similar generative AI tools are QuillBot, an AI-powered paraphrasing tool, and DALL·E 2, an AI system that can create realistic images and art from a description in natural language.
Generative AI tools are constantly learning and evolving but, as of the date of this publication, some limitations include:
The information on this guide is used with permission from the University of Pittsburgh's University Center for Teaching and Learning, as it was accessed on March 27, 2023.