Generative AI Tools

We believe that learning about ethical and critical use of Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT is rapidly becoming a vital skill in the contemporary workplace. We introduced this task to enable you to directly experience the opportunities and challenges that use of such tools present, and we strongly encourage you to fully engage with it.
PREPARATION
Go to https://chat.openai.com/ and select “getting started” to register with ChatGPT. Pose the question: “What are the various ways that Generative AI tools could be used within [insert an industry of your choice]”. (For example, depending on your interests you might choose retail banking, management consultancy, the legal sector etc.) Save the output of your initial enquiry to include with your portfolio of assessed work (Document A).
Refine your initial output with further queries within ChatGPT, carry out your own additional research to cross check the results for accuracy and to include specific supporting practical examples. After carrying out this additional work, produce a revised version of Document A which you would consider to be of sufficient quality to submit for assessment, or to publish publicly as a blogpost, for example. Call this one Document B.
ASSESSED TASKS

1. Describe the approach you took to refining the information initially provided by ChatGPT to complete your work. In comparing documents A and B, in what ways did you find use of the tool helpful / unhelpful? (500 words)
2. Based on your experience with this task, summarise your personal opinion of the implications of such tools for your overall learning experience at University, and for your future career choices (500 words) – Please improvise!
   The markers will be looking for:

• Clarity of presentation of both sides of the argument to come to an informed conclusion as to the advantages and disadvantages of these tools for individuals, business and society as a whole.
• Awareness of the challenges of “fact checking” – what are the reliable sources for different types of information? Is there ever a single “correct” answer? What about vested interests and bias? How can you ensure that what you produce is objective (while also acknowledging and considering a range of perspectives)
• Appraisal of your own preferred researching/writing style and in what ways this is challenged by Gen AI developments
• Awareness of the ethical issues around GenAI developments for individuals and for organisations.
• Inclusion of relevant themes/examples from the module materials which support the points you make.