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ChatGPT allowed in uni, but students must follow guideline: higher edu minister

Set of rules have been shared to local universities, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin says

Updated 10 months ago · Published on 13 Jun 2023 9:08AM

ChatGPT allowed in uni, but students must follow guideline: higher edu minister
Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin has said that Malaysia will not block ChatGPT from being used by university students, but its usage must comply to set guidelines. – ALIF OMAR/The Vibes file pic, June 13, 2023 

KOTA SAMARAHAN – Malaysia will not block the usage of artificial intelligence (AI)-driven ChatGPT, but its use must be compliant with the set guidelines, said Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. 

According to him, as far as higher learning institutions in Malaysia are concerned, a set of guidelines on the use of ChatGPT has been issued and distributed to the local universities. 

“In what situation it can be used or cannot be used, all these will be under the guidelines. 

“We do not reject (ChatGPT) because this will be the norm. In some countries, its usage is not even allowed.

“The guidelines have been given to the local universities,” he told reporters here during a working visit to Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) campus here yesterday. 

Khaled said the use of ChatGPT could not be avoided in this age, but there must be a line drawn on what and where it would be suitable for usage. 

He cited a recent case in the US where things “went wrong” after ChatGPT was used. 

According to the news report, two lawyers responding to an angry judge in Manhattan Federal Court blamed ChatGPT for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in a court filing. 

Khaled was earlier asked for updates to his statement made on March 17 about his ministry working on guidelines that would govern the use of ChatGPT. 

He was quoted then as saying that ChatGPT and other AI technologies would be beneficial if adopted as tools in the learning process. – Borneo Post Online, June 13, 2023 

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