"Both beloved and banned, the new artificial intelligence software is making waves in school districts across the county. ChatGPT, a newly popular artificial intelligence program, may help teachers plan lessons and grade papers. But it can also help students cheat and introduces numerous other challenges, leading districts across the country — including the New York City Department of Education — to ban the software altogether.

“These are hard decisions schools need to make, but they should not be made out of fear,” said TC’s Lalitha Vasudevan, Vice Dean for Digital Innovation and head of the Digital Futures Institute, in an interview with the Washington Post. “They should be made within the scope of improving student learning.” We followed up with Vasudevan and other education technology experts from throughout the TC community to weigh in." - Article excerpt.