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Artificial intelligence is the science of making machines that can think like humans. It can do things that are considered "smart." It involves using computers to do things that traditionally require human intelligence. The goal for AI is to be able to do things like recognize patterns, make decisions, and judge like humans. To do this, they must have lots of data inputted into them.

Generative language models are algorithms that gather information about how language functions in various situations to generate unique responses to questions based on patterns of language and information. 

According to ChatGPT: “Imagine you're trying to teach a computer to understand and generate human language, just like how you learn to read, write, and have conversations. Large language models are like super-smart virtual assistants that have been trained on huge amounts of text from the internet, books, and other sources.

To train these models, experts feed them with millions or even billions of sentences and paragraphs, allowing them to learn patterns, grammar, and even some of the nuances of language. Just like you learn by reading many books, these models learn by analyzing vast amounts of text.”

It does not think for itself.  Rather it is a large language model that predicts common responses based on the information it’s been fed.  For this reason, it can create incorrect answers, especially when providing quotes.

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Lessons focused on topics such as digital media literacy, understanding what machine learning is, and recognizing bias for students in the elementary grade band.  In middle school, as students are transitioning to the secondary level, we recommend emphasizing the importance of process over product, where students show their workflow and corresponding learning.  Finally, at the high school level, students need to demonstrate their abilities using the tools and the depth of their ability to discern the ethical use of AI in their processes and projects.

AI tools allow users to share links from a conversation, showing how they interacted with the program and the responses they received. Students also can use screenshots to display their conversations. When students use AI tools for an assignment, they should cite that source, just like they do when using other sources. 

Here's another  for creating a citation for AI tools.