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How ChatGPT could help teachers and lower the cost of college

The college essay may be dying, but AI has plenty of upsides in education

Teacher Donnie Piercey works with students as they perform a play written by ChatGPT during his class at Stonewall Elementary in Lexington, Ky.
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Many have mused on how ChatGPT could change the world, not least schools. Plenty fear the worst. The college essay has been pronounced dead. ChatGPT is causing an educational “crisis”, claims Inside Higher Ed. Maybe so; but ChatGPT could also be a teacher’s friend.

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