AI in education

Arguably, Artificial Intelligence systems have been around since 1943, but now, 80 years later, have suddenly gained unprecendented prominence with the release of one particular system, ChatGPT.

Rapid releases of new systems and versions are to be expected. While there are some general ideas about Academic Integrity, it is challenging to write definitive guidelines, tips, tricks, and rules for their usage across all assignments, courses and curricula.

Instructors are strongly encouraged to set rules and provide guidelines for their courses and for individual assignments, projects, and exams within their courses (this was also frequently desired by students on survey regarding the use of AI at ETH).

Exploring the use of AI in teaching and learning is an active field of research and development. The rectorate is involved in a number of projects, and ETH-internal funding for new projects can be obtained through the Innovedum Focal Point Theme AI in Teaching and Learning. We are also collecting additional resources.