Bulletin No. 2, 2023

Professor King mentioned the powerful capabilities of GPT-4, including more advanced image inputs as well as greater reliability and nuance. He also remarked on the common fear about academic integrity among teachers. “A more effective strategy is to have the AI walk you through the writing process step by step, coming up with outlines, arguments and ideas. The ideas are computer-generated while the prose is the student’s own,” he said. He advised that faculty members could ask students to evaluate the prompts they give GPT and bring something of themselves into their assignments. “What’s more important is to use AI to think with you, not for you.” He revealed two AI projects KEEP is working on: AI-based assessment and an AI interview system. Both of them leverage the technologies of natural language processing, video analysis, data analytics and data encryption. The AI Served Assessment Platform (ASAP) aims to relieve teachers’ workload by automating the learning evaluation process, shortening the time taken by course review. The AI interview system Tellus offers intelligent insights and personalised assessments. “The system reduces the time and effort of analysing interviews. It helps identify key attributes while comparing candidates,” he said. “Students can use it as an educational tool, while administrative staff can use it for hiring and student admissions.” He also mentioned that VeriGuide can help uphold academic integrity in the age of AI. “Claiming others’ work or ideas as your own, including content generated by AI, is plagiarism. Traditional plagiarism involves evidence such as online sources and academic journals. Using AI to plagiarise doesn’t leave the same type of evidence.” To help teachers detect AI- assisted plagiarism in assessments, Professor King’s team will launch an upgraded version of VeriGuide, which will integrate an AI writing detection feature. Professor Irwin King, Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has led several projects that involve AI: the AI Media Analytics Framework, the AI Interview System, Virtual Teaching and Learning, and VeriGuide (Courtesy of Professor King) How AI and robotics reshape the world 27 GenAI and the future of university education