The Reading / Listening - Artificial Intelligence - Level 4

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere. It is changing education. Three universities have adopted a new, landmark policy – to allow students to use AI in assessments. Tests will be under strict conditions. A professor said: "Instead of banning students from using such programs, we aim to assist [them]." The Internet is full of AI text generators that can write essays well enough to fool teachers. The essays can even trick anti-plagiarism tools.

Artificial Intelligence could affect exam fairness. It is the biggest change since calculators in maths tests. The latest teachers' dilemma is a language-processing tool called ChatGPT. This can human-like content on any subject in seconds. Teachers worry that students will use it to write essays. Another professor said teachers needed to accept AI. He said: "You cannot stop it. The alternative is the Middle Ages – going to pen and paper."

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Artificial Intelligence - Level 5 or  Artificial Intelligence - Level 6

Sources
  • https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/21/south-australian-universities-to-allow-use-of-artificial-intelligence-in-assignments-if-disclosed
  • https://www.wionews.com/technology/explained-use-of-ai-forces-australian-universities-to-conduct-pen-and-paper-tests-551685
  • https://theconversation.com/the-dawn-of-ai-has-come-and-its-implications-for-education-couldnt-be-more-significant-196383


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. Artificial Intelligence is
  2. adopted a new, landmark
  3. allow students to use AI
  4. Tests will be
  5. banning students from using such
  6. The Internet is full
  7. write essays well enough
  8. The essays can even trick anti-
  1. in assessments
  2. to fool teachers
  3. programs
  4. plagiarism tools
  5. everywhere
  6. under strict conditions
  7. of AI text generators
  8. policy

Paragraph 2

  1. Artificial Intelligence could
  2. the biggest change
  3. The latest teachers'
  4. a language-
  5. teachers needed
  6. You cannot
  7. The alternative is the
  8. pen
  1. Middle Ages
  2. processing tool
  3. and paper
  4. affect exam fairness
  5. dilemma
  6. to accept AI
  7. stop it
  8. since calculators

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Artificial (1) ___________________. It is changing education. Three universities have adopted a (2) ___________________ - to allow students to use AI in assessments. Tests will be (3) ___________________. A professor said: "Instead of banning students from using such programs, we (4) ___________________ [them]." The Internet is full of AI (5) ___________________ can write essays well enough to fool teachers. The essays (6) ___________________ anti-plagiarism tools.

Artificial Intelligence could (7) ___________________. It is the biggest change (8) ___________________ maths tests. The latest teachers' dilemma is a (9) ___________________ called ChatGPT. This can human-like content on any (10) ___________________. Teachers worry that students will use it to write essays. Another professor said teachers (11) ___________________ AI. He said: "You cannot stop it. The (12) ___________________ Middle Ages - going to pen and paper."

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

ArtificialIntelligenceiseverywhere.Itischangingeducation.Threeuniv
ersitieshaveadoptedanew,landmarkpolicy-toallowstudentstouseAIi
nassessments.Testswillbeunderstrictconditions.Aprofessorsaid:"In
steadofbanningstudentsfromusingsuchprograms,weaimtoassist[th
em]."TheInternetisfullofAItextgeneratorsthatcanwriteessayswellen
oughtofoolteachers.Theessayscaneventrickanti-plagiarismtools.Art
ificialIntelligencecouldaffectexamfairness.Itisthebiggestchangesinc
ecalculatorsinmathstests.Thelatestteachers'dilemmaisalanguage-
processingtoolcalledChatGPT.Thiscanhuman-likecontentonanys
ubjectinseconds.Teachersworrythatstudentswilluseittowriteessays.
AnotherprofessorsaidteachersneededtoacceptAI.Hesaid:"Youcann
otstopit.ThealternativeistheMiddleAges-goingtopenandpaper."

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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Free writing

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