Greg Durrett Talks 'AI in the Classroom' with KXAN News!

“I would liken Chat GPT to the invention of the calculator," says Greg Durrett. "When the calculator was invented, it took a while to catch on, but these days, we’re never without a calculator."

According to Professor Durrett, students and teachers need to understand this tool. Not just how to use it, but also how it works. To help with this, he teaches a course designed for educators that explains the ins and outs of large language models like Chat GPT.

“I think having an understanding of those building blocks will help you be a better consumer of these tools in the future,” he said about why he designed the course, which also teaches the pitfalls of using AI. 

Watch the full news story below and learn about the NLP Modules Greg Durrett designed for for high-school students here.