Speculative futures on ChatGPT and generative artificial intelligence (AI): a collective reflection from the educational landscape

Bozkurt, A. et al. (2023) Speculative futures on ChatGPT and generative artificial intelligence (AI): a collective reflection from the educational landscape. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 18(1), pp. 53-130. (doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7636568)

Abstract

While ChatGPT has recently become very popular, AI has a long history and philosophy. This paper intends to explore the promises and pitfalls of the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) AI and potentially future technologies by adopting a speculative methodology. Speculative future narratives with a specific focus on educational contexts are provided in an attempt to identify emerging themes and discuss their implications for education in the 21st century. Affordances of (using) AI in Education (AIEd) and possible adverse effects are identified and discussed which emerge from the narratives. It is argued that now is the best of times to define human vs AI contribution to education because AI can accomplish more and more educational activities that used to be the prerogative of human educators. Therefore, it is imperative to rethink the respective roles of technology and human educators in education with a future-oriented mindset.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: We acknowledge the following funding sources: • Aras Bozkurt: This paper is funded by Anadolu University, with the grant number 2207E099. • Juliana Raffaghelli: This paper is funded by the University of Padua, with the grant number BIRD221011/22. • Gema Santos-Hermosa: This paper is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN) with the grant number PID2021-125828OB-I00.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Honeychurch, Dr Sarah
• Authors: Bozkurt, A., Xiao, J., Lambert, S., Pazurek, A., Crompton, H., Koseoglu, S., Farrow, R., Bond, M., Nerantzi, C., Honeychurch, S., Bali, M., Dron, J., Mir, K., Stewart, B., Costello, E., Mason, J., Stracke, C. M., Romero-Hall, E., Koutropoulos, A., Toquero, C. M., Singh, L., Tlili, A., Lee, K., Nichols, M., Ossiannilsson, E., Brown, M., Irvine, V., Raffaghelli, J. E., Santos-Hermosa, G., Farrell, O., Adam, T., Thong, Y. L., Sani-Bozkurt, S., Sharma, R. C., Hrastinski, S., and Jandrić, P.
• College/School: University Services > Learning and Teaching Services Division
• Journal Name: Asian Journal of Distance Education
• Publisher: Asian Society of Open and Distance Education (ASODE), Japan
• ISSN: 1347-9008
• Published Online: 13 February 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Asian Journal of Distance Education 18(1):53-130
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons license