One technologist went as far as saying that with ChatGPT, "College as we know it will cease to exist."
Artificial intelligence company OpenAI, which developed ChatGPT, did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding cheating concerns.
In reality, AI tools like ChatGPT could actually be used to enhance education, according to Paul Fyfe, an associate professor of English at North Carolina State University.
Computer-assisted writing tools, such as Grammarly or Google Doc’s Smart Compose, already exist — and have long been utilized by many students.
For now, he suggested an older technology to combat fears of students using ChatGPT to cheat.