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Telegraph
9 hours ago
- Telegraph
ChatGPT prompts students to think amid fears that AI makes us stupid
ChatGPT has unveiled a 'study mode' feature that will ask students to think through questions instead of giving them easy answers. The feature in the popular AI chatbot will encourage schoolchildren and university students to tackle problems step by step, replacing the instant, comprehensive responses that it is known for. It follows accusations that chatbots have become a crutch preventing children from deeply engaging with a subject. Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT have threatened to upend education, allowing school pupils to generate essays and solve problems instantly rather than thinking for themselves. The new feature, which parent company OpenAI said had been developed with learning experts, instead uses hints and further questions to nudge users in the right direction. For example, when asked a computer science question regarding which of two algorithms would be more efficient, the feature would ask follow up questions before arriving at the answer. In comparison, the regular version of ChatGPT simply answers the question without further prompting. 'ChatGPT is becoming one of the most widely used learning tools in the world,' the company said. 'But its use in education has also raised an important question: how do we ensure it is used to support real learning, and doesn't just offer solutions without helping students make sense of them?' The feature will be an option that students have to select, and they will still be able to use the standard version of ChatGPT that will furnish them with easy answers. Lower brain activity A series of studies have suggested that over reliance on AI is inhibiting critical thinking. One from researchers at MIT's Media Lab found that students relying on AI models when writing essays showed lower levels of brain activity than those using search engines or relying solely on their own faculties. More than a quarter of 13 to 17-year-olds have used ChatGPT for schoolwork, according to the US Pew Research Centre. Oftsed said last month that 'dependence on AI tools might hinder the development of pupils' critical thinking and problem-solving skills if they are not used effectively'. Labour has unveiled plans to encourage schools to make more use of AI, including drawing up lesson plans and marking homework. The Conservatives have warned that this risks 'starving children of the ability to think critically'.
BreakingNews.ie
a day ago
- BreakingNews.ie
Girl stabbed in Southport attack calls for first aid training in schools
A girl who thought she was 'going to die' after being stabbed in the Southport attack has called for mandatory first aid training in schools. In an interview with Sky News marking one year since the attack, when Axel Rudakubana killed three schoolchildren, the girl said it was 'disgusting' that young people carried knives. Advertisement The girl had attended the Taylor Swift dance class with her younger sister on July 29 last year. She was stabbed in her arm and her back by Rudakubana, during the attack in which he murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and attempted to kill eight other children and two adults. Describing the incident, the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: 'Some of the girls were sat down in a circle making bracelets with the teachers, and then a couple of them were getting up to get beads and I was stood in between two tables, and he came through the doors and stabbed a little girl in front of me, and then came for me and stabbed my arm. 'I turned and then he stabbed my back, even though I didn't feel it at the time, and then I went on to the landing where there was a bunch of girls huddled around, so I just started pushing them down the stairs, telling them to get out and to run.' Advertisement She added: 'I was thinking 'Where's my sister?' and 'We need to get out'. 'So I was just trying to get as many people out as I could, just trying to help them and get them to safety.' 'I just thought I was going to die,' the girl added. Asked what she remembered most about her attacker, she said 'his eyes'. Advertisement 'They just didn't look human, they looked possessed. 'It was kind of like a dream, I don't know how else to explain it, it was kind of like a dream and you're on a movie set and you're watching yourself go through it and make these decisions.' The girl said the neighbours who helped the victims and sheltered some of the children in their house 'deserve recognition', as do the other girls who were present at the attack. She has since launched a campaign for children to receive mandatory first aid training in school, and a clothing range called Go Anywhere, Be Anything, which highlights knife crime. Advertisement 'Everyone that's going out and carrying knives is getting younger and younger and to think that it's people my age is disgusting,' the girl said. 'To think that anyone does it at all is disgusting. 'But I just want to try and do the best I can to let people know that it's not OK to do that.' After learning that Rudakubana had pleaded guilty, meaning that she was no longer required to give evidence at his trial, the girl said she was 'raging' and that it had been 'so much stress' preparing to face him in the courtroom. Advertisement The killer, who was 17 at the time of the attack, was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years, in January. On her hopes for the inquiry into the incident, and whether it could have been prevented, she said: 'That they get the facts of all the failings that happened, and that we rectify it so that it doesn't happen again, because he just slipped through the net didn't he, when you think about it?' She added: 'You live in fear every day that it could happen again, and my sister is like, just nervous leaving the house, going to school. 'When she's in the car, she's asking if the doors are locked and if anyone can get in. She just… it's truly traumatised.' Of the effects on herself a year on, the girl said: 'I'm physically getting better every day and healing. 'Obviously, my scars stay as a reminder but everyone on that day is going to have mental scars forever.'
The Independent
a day ago
- The Independent
Girl stabbed in Southport attack calls for first aid training in schools
A girl who thought she was 'going to die' after being stabbed in the Southport attack has called for mandatory first aid training in schools. In an interview with Sky News marking one year since the attack, when Axel Rudakubana killed three schoolchildren, the girl said it was 'disgusting' that young people carried knives. The girl had attended the Taylor Swift dance class with her younger sister on July 29 last year. She was stabbed in her arm and her back by Rudakubana, during the attack in which he murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and attempted to kill eight other children and two adults. Describing the incident, the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: 'Some of the girls were sat down in a circle making bracelets with the teachers, and then a couple of them were getting up to get beads and I was stood in between two tables, and he came through the doors and stabbed a little girl in front of me, and then came for me and stabbed my arm. 'I turned and then he stabbed my back, even though I didn't feel it at the time, and then I went on to the landing where there was a bunch of girls huddled around, so I just started pushing them down the stairs, telling them to get out and to run.' She added: 'I was thinking 'Where's my sister?' and 'We need to get out'. 'So I was just trying to get as many people out as I could, just trying to help them and get them to safety.' 'I just thought I was going to die,' the girl added. Asked what she remembered most about her attacker, she said 'his eyes'. 'They just didn't look human, they looked possessed. 'It was kind of like a dream, I don't know how else to explain it, it was kind of like a dream and you're on a movie set and you're watching yourself go through it and make these decisions.' The girl said the neighbours who helped the victims and sheltered some of the children in their house 'deserve recognition', as do the other girls who were present at the attack. She has since launched a campaign for children to receive mandatory first aid training in school, and a clothing range called Go Anywhere, Be Anything, which highlights knife crime. 'Everyone that's going out and carrying knives is getting younger and younger and to think that it's people my age is disgusting,' the girl said. 'To think that anyone does it at all is disgusting. 'But I just want to try and do the best I can to let people know that it's not OK to do that.' After learning that Rudakubana had pleaded guilty, meaning that she was no longer required to give evidence at his trial, the girl said she was 'raging' and that it had been 'so much stress' preparing to face him in the courtroom. The killer, who was 17 at the time of the attack, was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years, in January. On her hopes for the inquiry into the incident, and whether it could have been prevented, she said: 'That they get the facts of all the failings that happened, and that we rectify it so that it doesn't happen again, because he just slipped through the net didn't he, when you think about it?' She added: 'You live in fear every day that it could happen again, and my sister is like, just nervous leaving the house, going to school. 'When she's in the car, she's asking if the doors are locked and if anyone can get in. She just… it's truly traumatised.' Of the effects on herself a year on, the girl said: 'I'm physically getting better every day and healing. 'Obviously, my scars stay as a reminder but everyone on that day is going to have mental scars forever.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Girl stabbed in Southport attack calls for first aid training in schools
A girl who thought she was 'going to die' after being stabbed in the Southport attack has called for mandatory first aid training in schools. In an interview with Sky News marking one year since the attack, when Axel Rudakubana killed three schoolchildren, the girl said it was 'disgusting' that young people carried knives. The girl had attended the Taylor Swift dance class with her younger sister on July 29 last year. She was stabbed in her arm and her back by Rudakubana, during the attack in which he murdered Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and attempted to kill eight other children and two adults. Describing the incident, the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said: 'Some of the girls were sat down in a circle making bracelets with the teachers, and then a couple of them were getting up to get beads and I was stood in between two tables, and he came through the doors and stabbed a little girl in front of me, and then came for me and stabbed my arm. 'I turned and then he stabbed my back, even though I didn't feel it at the time, and then I went on to the landing where there was a bunch of girls huddled around, so I just started pushing them down the stairs, telling them to get out and to run.' She added: 'I was thinking 'Where's my sister?' and 'We need to get out'. 'So I was just trying to get as many people out as I could, just trying to help them and get them to safety.' 'I just thought I was going to die,' the girl added. Asked what she remembered most about her attacker, she said 'his eyes'. 'They just didn't look human, they looked possessed. 'It was kind of like a dream, I don't know how else to explain it, it was kind of like a dream and you're on a movie set and you're watching yourself go through it and make these decisions.' The girl said the neighbours who helped the victims and sheltered some of the children in their house 'deserve recognition', as do the other girls who were present at the attack. She has since launched a campaign for children to receive mandatory first aid training in school, and a clothing range called Go Anywhere, Be Anything, which highlights knife crime. 'Everyone that's going out and carrying knives is getting younger and younger and to think that it's people my age is disgusting,' the girl said. 'To think that anyone does it at all is disgusting. 'But I just want to try and do the best I can to let people know that it's not OK to do that.' After learning that Rudakubana had pleaded guilty, meaning that she was no longer required to give evidence at his trial, the girl said she was 'raging' and that it had been 'so much stress' preparing to face him in the courtroom. The killer, who was 17 at the time of the attack, was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years, in January. On her hopes for the inquiry into the incident, and whether it could have been prevented, she said: 'That they get the facts of all the failings that happened, and that we rectify it so that it doesn't happen again, because he just slipped through the net didn't he, when you think about it?' She added: 'You live in fear every day that it could happen again, and my sister is like, just nervous leaving the house, going to school. 'When she's in the car, she's asking if the doors are locked and if anyone can get in. She just… it's truly traumatised.' Of the effects on herself a year on, the girl said: 'I'm physically getting better every day and healing. 'Obviously, my scars stay as a reminder but everyone on that day is going to have mental scars forever.'
The Herald
2 days ago
- The Herald
12 pupils injured after 'drunk' scholar transport driver crashes in Randburg
Twelve schoolchildren were injured when a Toyota Quantum scholar transport minibus crashed in Montgomery Park, Randburg, on Monday morning after the driver allegedly lost control while overtaking another vehicle. According to Johannesburg metro police spokesperson Supt Xolani Fihla, the scholar transport diver was driving while under the influence of alcohol. 'He has been arrested and will be detained at Sophiatown SAPS. He faces charges of reckless and negligent driving and driving under the influence of alcohol,' said Fihla No further details such as the condition of the injured pupils have yet been released. TimesLIVE
