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full screen Student essays in English contain much more often AI-typical words after the launch of the AI tool Chat GPT. Archive image. Photo: Emil Langvad/TT
The students at the universities in Malmö and Lund use AI tools to write essays in English. After the launch of the AI tool Chat GPT, the use of certain AI-typical words has increased by hundreds of percent, Sydsvenskan reports.
One such example is the word “delve”, which means “examine carefully”. In most English-speaking countries, this word is rarely used, but it is used more often in Nigerian English. And Nigeria in particular is a country that tech companies turn to to train AI tools in English.
At the Scanian universities, the occurrence of “delve” has increased by almost 200 percent after the launch of Chat GPT.
Other examples are the use of the words “intricate”, which has increased by 653 percent, and “pivotal”, which has increased by 234 percent, the newspaper’s review shows.
Rachel Forsyth, educational developer who works with Lund University’s AI development, believes that this may be a sign that AI tools are increasingly being used by students.
This does not necessarily mean that the tools are being used incorrectly, but she believes that the examination methods may need to change.
– More creative examination methods can be the solution, she tells the newspaper.