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Fear and Loathing: ChatGPT in the Political Science Classroom

Published:2024-04-11 Issue: Volume: Page:1-11
ISSN:1049-0965
Container-title:PS: Political Science & Politics
language:en
Short-container-title:APSC

Author:

Ardoin Phillip J.^ORCID,Hicks William D.^ORCID

Abstract

ABSTRACT ChatGPT has captured the attention of the academic world with its remarkable ability to write, summarize, and even pass rigorous exams. This article summarizes the primary concerns that political science faculty have about ChatGPT and similar AI software with regard to academia. We discuss results of a national survey of political scientists that we conducted in March 2023 to assess faculty attitudes toward ChatGPT and their strategies for effectively engaging with it in the classroom. We present several assignment ideas that limit the potential for cheating with ChatGPT—a primary concern of faculty—and describe ways to incorporate ChatGPT into faculty teaching. Several suggestions for syllabi that address political science students’ use of ChatGPT also are provided.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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