# On the Educational Impact of ChatGPT: Is Artificial Intelligence Ready to Obtain a University Degree?

**Authors:** Kamil Malinka, Martin Perešíni, Anton Firc, Ondřej Hujňák, Filip Januš  
**arXiv:** [2303.11146](https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.11146)  
**Date:** 2023-03-20  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/en/paper/2303.11146v1/

## Key points

- OpenAI released ChatGPT in late 2022, a natural language processing system capable of holding natural conversations while preserving and responding to the context of the discussion.
- The system has exceeded expectations in its abilities, leading to extensive considerations of its potential applications and misuse.
- There are concerns about ethical use, such as cheating on exams and plagiarizing academic papers, but there are also significant benefits to the educational system.
- An evaluation was conducted on the influence of ChatGPT on university education with a primary focus on computer security-oriented specialization.
- The study gathered data regarding the effectiveness and usability of ChatGPT for completing exams, programming assignments, and term papers.
- Multiple levels of tool misuse were evaluated, ranging from utilizing it as a consultant to simply copying its outputs.
- While it was demonstrated how easily ChatGPT can be used to cheat, it was also discussed how it could be used as an aid (assistant) to discuss problems encountered while solving an assignment or to speed up the learning process.
- Ethical use must be considered when using AI tools like ChatGPT in education. Students must be taught to challenge AI's responses and cite their usage properly.
- The experiment design involved evaluating four courses related to computer security using a minimum of 50 assignment types for each category of examination method (except essays).
- Ultimately, if used ethically as an aid or assistant tool for discussing problems encountered while solving assignments or speeding up the learning process; ChatGPT could significantly benefit computer science higher education.

## Summary

In late 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT, a natural language processing system capable of holding natural conversations while preserving and responding to the context of the discussion. The system has exceeded expectations in its abilities, leading to extensive considerations of its potential applications and misuse. While there are concerns about ethical use, such as cheating on exams and plagiarizing academic papers, there are also significant benefits to the educational system. In this regard, an evaluation was conducted on the influence of ChatGPT on university education with a primary focus on computer security-oriented specialization. The study gathered data regarding the effectiveness and usability of ChatGPT for completing exams, programming assignments, and term papers. Multiple levels of tool misuse were evaluated, ranging from utilizing it as a consultant to simply copying its outputs. While it was demonstrated how easily ChatGPT can be used to cheat, it was also discussed how it could be used as an aid (assistant) to discuss problems encountered while solving an assignment or to speed up the learning process. Previous studies have shown that GPT-3 can generate academic papers that pass current plagiarism checks and even solve tests with better results than expected. However, ethical use must be considered when using AI tools like ChatGPT in education. Students must be taught to challenge AI's responses and cite their usage properly. The experiment design involved evaluating four courses related to computer security using a minimum of 50 assignment types for each category of examination method (except essays). The assignments were solved by AI and compared with the results of students solving exams from the same question pool. Ultimately, while there are concerns about unethical use cases for ChatGPT in education including cheating and plagiarism detection evasion; if used ethically as an aid or assistant tool for discussing problems encountered while solving assignments or speeding up the learning process; it could significantly benefit computer science higher education.