Japan’s Ministry of Education is set to roll out new guidelines permitting the restrained use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT in elementary, junior high, and high schools, sources revealed on Thursday. The purpose is to foster idea formulation and stimulate classroom discussions among other benefits.
However, the preliminary guidelines stipulate that generative AI shouldn’t be deployed in exams assessing students’ academic prowess. Also, students shouldn’t use such AI technology without understanding its capabilities and constraints. Using it to create poems or artworks without careful deliberation is deemed unfitting.
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The ministry aims to release these guidelines as early as July, post revision based on expert opinions. The draft encourages cultivating the capability to prudently use generative AI while cautioning against its unrestricted usage due to potential impact on students’ critical thinking and creativity, risks of data leaks, and copyright infringement.
According to the sources, teachers are expected to guide students on ethical implications, such as not presenting essays written by generative AI as their own.
Emphasizing data safety, the guidelines recommend not inputting personal or confidential data into AI programs. They also caution against public sharing of AI-generated texts or images outside classrooms due to copyright risks.
The guidelines suggest generative AI could be employed to lessen teachers’ workloads, for tasks like drafting sports day programs, creating test questions, or crafting parent notices. However, teachers should review and revise the AI-generated content as needed.
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, developed by U.S. tech company OpenAI, are trained on vast internet data, allowing them to mimic human-like conversations or generate images based on user instructions.
This news is based on a report from Japan Times.
