8 questions that students should not ask “ChatGPT”

Specialists in technology and artificial intelligence have confirmed that there are 8 questions that students in various educational sessions may not ask ChatGPT, which include solving assignments or research for direct delivery, exam answers or cheating methods, answering only without explanation or understanding, sharing or requesting personal and sensitive data, making crucial decisions on behalf of the student, content that violates morals or educational values, relying on it as the sole source of information, and permanently replacing personal thinking and writing with it.

They warned against the misuse of this tool, as it may reflect negatively on academic achievement, affect academic integrity, and weaken the thinking skills and independence of learners, stressing at the same time that artificial intelligence was created to support learning, not a substitute for it.

Misuse
In detail, artificial intelligence expert Shadi Diab told “Emirates Today” that the widespread use of ChatGPT among students has made it an important educational tool in studying, researching and organizing ideas, but its misuse may lead to negative educational and moral effects.

He stated that awareness of how to use it is a crucial factor in transforming artificial intelligence into a real support for learning, not an obstacle to it.

The value of learning
Diab emphasized that the first thing students should not ask from ChatGPT is to solve assignments or prepare research and submit it as is, explaining that this behavior deprives the student of the value of learning, and turns the tool into a means of academic cheating that harms understanding and building knowledge, stressing that the goal of education is not to accomplish the task, but rather to acquire skill and the ability to think.

Exam answers
Diab added that requesting exam answers or looking for ways to circumvent evaluation systems is considered dangerous behavior that affects the essence of academic integrity, and stated that this type of use creates a clear gap between the grades the student obtains and his true level of proficiency.

Final results
Diab pointed out that it is also a common mistake to reduce learning to final results only, such as asking for an answer without an explanation, stressing that true learning is achieved by understanding the steps and analyzing the path leading to the answer, not being satisfied with the final result.

Share information
Diab stressed the danger of requesting or sharing personal or sensitive information, whether related to the student or others, such as passwords or private data, warning that this behavior threatens privacy and exposes the user to serious digital security risks.

Fateful decisions
Diab continued that relying on ChatGPT to make crucial decisions on behalf of the student, such as choosing a major or making important life decisions, weakens independence and limits the development of decision-making skills, stressing that artificial intelligence should help thinking, not replace it.

Infringing content
Diab added that requesting content that violates moral or educational values, such as incitement to cheating, abuse, or manipulation, is considered an irresponsible use of technology, and stated that the problem in this case does not lie in the tool, but rather in the user’s weak digital awareness.

Single source
In the same context, he stressed that relying on ChatGPT as the sole source of information without referring to books, references, and lectures may lead to incomplete understanding or inaccurate information, stressing the need to use it as a supporting tool and not as a final reference.

Permanent replacement
Diab stated that the permanent replacement of personal thinking with automated writing weakens the student’s expression skills and building the intellectual identity, stressing that the conscious and responsible use of ChatGPT is the best way to benefit from it without harming the educational process.