Aylsworth and Castro on ChatGPT

Flashcards on the ethical issues of using ChatGPT to write papers, focusing on the authors' arguments and key concepts.

Paper (in the context of A&C's question)

An assignment where you are charged with giving or evaluating reasons for or against a non-trivial conclusion.

Write (a paper)

The ideas come from the student using their own words, without the use of ChatGPT or other LLMs.

Because it is cheating

One reason against using ChatGPT, which A&C argue does not provide enough evidence on its own.

Because you lose a capacity

One reason against using ChatGPT, which A&C argue does not provide enough evidence on its own.

Because writing is thinking

One reason against using ChatGPT, which A&C argue does not provide enough evidence on its own.

Instrumental Value

Something is of instrumental value if it is sometimes not the last link of a chain of (genuinely) valuable things that doesn’t go in a circle.

Final Value

Something is of final value if it is always the last link of a chain of (genuinely) valuable things. Further, the chain doesn’t go in a circle, linking up with some earlier link.

Non-trivial conclusion

A conclusion that requires substantial reasoning or evidence to support it and is not simply based on obvious or self-evident facts.

Evaluate reasons

The process of analyzing and assessing the strength or validity of arguments for or against a given conclusion.

ChatGPT

A large language model developed by OpenAI, used for generating human-like text responses.

LLM (Large Language Model)

A type of AI model, like ChatGPT, designed to understand and generate natural language.

Cheating in academic context

Engaging in dishonest practices, such as using unauthorized tools or resources, to complete academic assignments.

Capacity loss in writing

The diminishing ability to develop and articulate thoughts and arguments due to reliance on external tools.

Writing as a cognitive process

The act of writing that involves organizing and crystallizing one's thoughts into coherent form.

Chain of value

A sequence of links where each link represents a valuable aspect or outcome that leads to the next.