Can ChatGPT be used responsibly? A lesson from Dr. Gondwe’s classroom experiment.

By Coyote Chronicle Staff Reporter

The use of ChatGPT among student journalists in college media has sparked a heated debate about the role of technology in journalism and whether it threatens human agency. However, a recent classroom experiment conducted by Dr. Gregory Gondwe, a journalism professor and advisor to The Coyote Chronicle, the student newspaper at his university, sheds light on the responsible use of this technology and its benefits to student journalists.

The experiment involved introducing ChatGPT to his students and training them in its responsible use. Dr. Gondwe asked the chatbot to write Valentine’s poem for his students, which left them amazed at its abilities. He then initiated them into its use and encouraged them to use it to write stories for this issue. The responses were overwhelmingly positive, with students reporting that the chatbot had helped them to write better and more efficiently.

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