ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI in November of 2022. Chatbots are computer programs that simulate human interactions via artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP). ChatGPT has quickly become popular with students due to its ability to help answer many academic questions.
You can use ChatGPT in the following areas of your studies:
You can use ChatGPT to prepare for exams by creating:
easy-to-understand summaries
multiple choice questions
How to create easy-to-understand summaries
ChatGPT can help you summarize or paraphrase text in an easy-to-understand way. This can simplify and rephrase complicated topics to help you understand them in layman’s terms.
Simply copy the text into the chat section by section and ask it to summarize/paraphrase.
providing suggestions for rewriting or revising your text
providing feedback on your writing
proofreading your writing for spelling or grammar errors (you can also use a more specialized tool like Scribbr’s free grammar checker)
To learn more about how to use AI tools effectively, see our AI writing resources page.
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You should not trust ChatGPT’s results unconditionally. While you can use ChatGPT during your studies to clarify questions, you should always double-check the answers you receive against other credible sources, as it doesn’t always give correct information. Don’t cite ChatGPT as a source of factual information.
Yes, ChatGPT is able to create code in different programming languages like Python, Java and C++.
There are several ways you can use ChatGPT in your studies, such as if programming is part of your bachelor’s or master’s degree.
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Tegan is an American based in Amsterdam, with master's degrees in political science and education administration. While she is definitely a political scientist at heart, her experience working at universities led to a passion for making social science topics more approachable and exciting to students.