OpenAI officially creates 'Guide to Writing for Students Using ChatGPT'



ChatGPT, a text generation AI, is not only capable of natural conversations, but can also clear difficult exams and generate complex sentences, so it has often been reported that it is used to write

reports and papers , and to cheat on exams . In response to criticism of generative AI in the educational field, OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, has officially released a 'Student Guide to Writing with ChatGPT'.

A Student's Guide to Writing with ChatGPT
https://openai.com/chatgpt/use-cases/student-writing-guide/



OpenAI said, 'Some uses of ChatGPT can be counterproductive to learning, such as having the AI generate sentences that you should write yourself. However, when used carefully, ChatGPT can be a powerful tool to help students develop rigorous thinking and clear writing skills, helping them think through ideas, teaching complex concepts in an easy-to-understand way, and showing them their drafts for feedback.' On top of that, OpenAI listed 12 ways to use ChatGPT correctly and benefit from it in the learning process.

◆01 Outsource the tedious task of citations to ChatGPT
When writing a report or essay, it is often necessary to clarify phrases you have heard somewhere or ideas you only vaguely remember by tracing them back to the original source. Since it is a tedious task to look through a huge amount of material to find citations, you can shorten the time by having ChatGPT find 'where important phrases are in the references.' Also, if you have a sufficiently trained dataset, you can have ChatGPT read your own writing and scrutinize whether there are any parts that contain citations but do not have references.

However, it is important not to take the information provided by ChatGPT at face value, but to use it as a guide to the key points of the actual documents and references. The details of the sources provided by ChatGPT should be verified by checking the original documents.



02 Quickly understand new topics
Sometimes it's hard to understand the topics and words you want to use in your writing when you read the explanations in a dictionary or textbook. By asking ChatGPT about difficult concepts, you can have them broken down in a conversational format and get a better understanding.

03 Get a roadmap of relevant sources
ChatGPT can suggest important related studies on your topic, scholars you should refer to, and essential sources, but please note that you still need to do the actual reading and ChatGPT is not a substitute for reading primary sources and peer-reviewed papers.

◆04 Ask specific questions to deepen understanding
Even if you have a question about a certain topic, if the question is not covered in books or online articles, it can be difficult to resolve if there is no expert you can contact. ChatGPT not only presents dictionary-like information, but also makes it easy to answer specific questions in a conversational format, which may remove the bottleneck in understanding complex topics.

05. Get feedback on structure and improve flow
Once you've created your outline, you can get feedback by asking, 'Look at my outline and give me feedback on the structure of my essay. Is my reasoning clear? Do my ideas flow logically from one to the next? How can I improve the structure to strengthen my argument or clarify the sequence?'



◆06 Test your logic with a reverse outline
Reverse outlining is a technique for evaluating the structure of an essay by identifying the main points of each paragraph. By having ChatGPT read your text and summarize it by asking 'Create a reverse outline of my essay,' you can see at a glance the structure that may be difficult to see just by reviewing the text, which helps you take a step back and evaluate the logical flow of ideas.

◆07 Develop your own ideas through Socratic dialogue
By revealing the idea and structure of the text to ChatGPT and asking it to 'ask some targeted questions about my idea based on the grading criteria of the assignment,' you can refine your idea in a dialogue format. Rather than just working on your idea on your own, you can refine your idea by discussing it in a dialogue.

◆08 Pressure test your paper for counterarguments
In order to improve the logical development of your ideas and writing, it is important to receive not only questions but also counterarguments. ChatGPT helps you to highlight possible counterarguments and weak points in your ideas.

◆09 Compare your ideas to great thinkers from history
ChatGPT can be used not only for simple discussions, but also for role-playing, such as, 'What would Rene Descartes say about my writing from his perspective?' By having ChatGPT play a specific role, you may be able to gain a perspective that you would not normally see.

◆10 Improve your writing through repeated feedback
There are plenty of methodologies to improve the quality of your writing. It is also important to have friends and teachers look at your writing and give you feedback. ChatGPT can also be used as a personal tutor who will review your writing repeatedly and give you an evaluation based on the previous feedback.

◆11 Use Advanced Voice Mode as a reading aid
In addition to the general function of being able to interact by inputting text, ChatGPT also has an 'Advanced Voice Mode' where you can speak to the person and receive a response. When you come across something interesting while reading a book, you can ask a question by speaking out loud what you are reading without having to interrupt your reading pace by typing on the keyboard.

OpenAI launches advanced voice mode for ChatGPT, which was criticized for sounding like Scarlett Johansson, for paid subscribers - GIGAZINE



◆12 Hone your skills, not just do things formally
School reports are not only a requirement to get a good grade, but also an opportunity to develop your skills. It is important to ask ChatGPT for help in getting a way to develop your ability to think critically and write clearly, rather than just processing it formally.

Finally, OpenAI said, 'As part of academic research, it is important to be 'transparent' about your sources. Because ChatGPT may be used in unethical ways, your professors will feel more comfortable knowing exactly how it was involved in your assignment. Therefore, it is also important to be open about how you are using ChatGPT. By proactively providing professors with a way to audit your use of AI, you demonstrate your commitment to academic integrity and show that you are using AI as a tool to support learning, not as a way to cut corners.'

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