Andrzej Cirocki or Andy Cirocki (middle-standing-plaid shirt), an expert from the UK gives a lecture on the use of AI in academic writing in an international guest lecture at FBS UNESA.
Unesa.ac.id. SURABAYA—The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world of education is still a topic of discussion on various academic platforms. The application of AI in the world of higher education was also discussed by Andrzej Cirocki or Andy Cirocki in an international guest lecture at the Faculty of Languages and Arts (FBS), on Friday, November 1 2024.
In activities that took place in the Library Room, 4th floor , Building T14, FBS, Campus 2 Lidah Wetan, a professor from the University of York, United Kingdom, discussed more specifically how to use AI in academic writing in front of a number of students representing FBS study programs.
He presented material on “AI in Education: Enhancing Learning Experiences or Hindering Development.” This international guest lecture was opened by filling out a questionnaire, in order to explore the extent to which students as the audience use AI during lectures.
The input data is planned to be further researched by the professor from the University of York in his research on AI. After that, Andy reviewed AI which is embedded in academic activities.
One of the things that is familiar to the community is ChatGPT, which can be used as a study partner. Apart from that, there are also other tools that can be maximized as study and work companions.
Behind the sophistication of AI, there are many things that raise concerns. For example, the AI detection feature is considered not optimal and its use is not recommended because its validity is not completely correct.
"In one case, I once tried to review this AI detection feature in a paragraph containing ideas that I put forward purely based on my knowledge. "I, but how annoying the percentage that AI claims is that 91% of the ideas are AI's creation," he said.
That's why the use of Turnitin is optimal only in detecting similarity/similarity of works, but not yet in its AI detection feature . Although it does not rule out the possibility that this AI detection feature will become more sophisticated in its development.
Apart from university regulations regarding whether or not AI can be used which cannot be denied in this digital era, Andy is personally open to the various opportunities offered by AI to make human work easier, especially in education.
Among other things, because of the 24/7 accessibility of AI which can be accessed in supporting learning outside the classroom by personalizing user learning, to support creative content creation, engagement with interactive tools, learning analysis, automatic assessment, and real-time feedback.
Overall, even though the sophisticated development of AI tools has penetrated almost all aspects of education, Andy still emphasizes that AI will not be able to replace personal real life contact which is the core emotional exchange in teaching and learning.
He emphasized that it is okay to take advantage of AI features that are available for free, but don't completely rely on the results obtained from tools.
Section What needs to be realized is that AI can be addictive, and can kill pure creativity and critical thinking in producing ideas. "Always crosscheck the validity of the sources suggested by AI, because the reference sources that AI provides are not necessarily correct," he stressed.[*]
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Reporter: Tarisa Adistia (FBS)
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