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  • August 27, 2024
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Benefits and risks of using ChatGPT in higher education: A theoretical review

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The author of this review publication has set himself the task of generalizing the ideas of Russian and foreign educational researchers regarding the advantages and disadvantages of using neural networks, namely, the large language model ChatGPT, in the higher education system. 130 of the latest printed and electronic sources in Russian and English on pedagogy and humanitarian disciplines, which date back to 2023 and the first half of 2024, served as the material for the analysis. The scientific novelty of the study lies in identifying the most effective methods for assessing the didactic potential and determining the problems of introducing artificial intelligence technologies in education as exemplified by the use of ChatGPT, including the SWOT analysis method, considered as an effective analytical tool for assessing the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats of using ChatGPT for educational purposes. As a result, the universal trends and features of the implementation of ChatGPT as an innovative pedagogical technology are revealed. The problems of ChatGPT application in the higher education system are analyzed from the point of view of compliance with ethical standards, prevention of academic dishonesty, formation of cognitive abilities and research competencies of students, deepening of individualization of the educational process, development of critical and creative thinking, increase in the level of information literacy and improvement of universal competencies and professional skills of students. The prospects and risks of ChatGPT application in higher education are described.

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Aleksandr Grigorievich Bermus

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Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don

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  • Received: July 21, 2024.
  • Published: August 27, 2024.

Keywords

  • высшее образование
  • технологии искусственного интеллекта
  • обучающие возможности нейронных сетей
  • генеративный искусственный интеллект
  • большие языковые модели в образовании
  • SWOT-анализ
  • преимущества и недостатки ChatGPT как образовательной технологии
  • ChatGPT
  • higher education
  • artificial intelligence technologies
  • training capabilities of neural networks
  • generative artificial intelligence
  • large language models in education
  • SWOT analysis
  • advantages and disadvantages of ChatGPT as an educational technology

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