Did you write that? With the interest in the use of AI in education, the most common question I get asked is, how can teachers tell if students used AI in their assignments? This may include case summaries, reports, and research. There’s interest in software that can detect AI-generated content.
When I was in nursery, I learned how to use the abacus. In grade school, I learned how to use a calculator. In medical school, I had to memorize equations. I remember my professors then warned against the use of medical calculator apps, which I had already installed in my Palm Pilot II. They wanted us to “use our brains.” Nowadays, everyone just whips out their smartphone to use these medical calculators without a second thought, or even a comment from the patients right in front of us. So why then am I hearing it again. “We don’t want the students to use AI, because we want them to use our brains.”
Let’s discuss whether to allow the use of AI tools in medical education and whether medical schools need to invest in AI-generated content detector software at the #HealthXPH tweet chat 24 Feb 2024 9 pm (Manila time) on X.
T1. Would you allow the use of AI tools (ex. ChatGPT, Google Bard etc) for assignments (ex. case summaries, reports, research) of medical students? Why or why not?
T2. How would you explain to students why you would allow or not allow the use of AI tools (ex. ChatGPT, Google Bard etc) for assignments?
T3. Do you think medical schools need to invest in AI-generated content detector software? Why or why not?