Table 3.
The most important topics in education.
| Topic (T) | Volume | % | Anchor tweets (synthetic) |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1. Opportunities, limitations, and consequences of the use of ChatGPT | 27,368 | 22.49 |
a. #chatgpt is an incredible learning tool. It's like working with a senior developer who has limitless patience and whom you can ask all your questions. What an amazing time to live! b. Being creative and proactive educators, our priority is to support our students in becoming ethical and responsible users of these tools so that they can graduate as technologically literate citizens. |
| T2. Efficiency and cheating when students use ChatGPT to write (e.g., homework like essays) | 21,526 | 17.69 |
a. My bro used ChatGPT to write an essay for college and just banged it out in 10 s using ChatGPT… b. The rise of AI in cheating. ChatGPT is able to write compelling, sophisticated essays. |
| T3. Opportunities and limitations of ChatGPT in academia (e.g., writing research papers) | 19,654 | 16.15 |
a. Abstracts written by ChatGPT can fool scientists! b. I asked ChatGPT about the topic of my PhD. It generated reasonably looking explanations and references until I fact-checked the references… |
| T4. Ban ChatGPT in educational organizations | 12,084 | 9.93 |
a. The NYC public schools are banning ChatGPT on school networks and devices b. The NYC Education Department made a short-sighted decision. It is the same as if we had banned calculators when they first came out. |
| T5. Capability of ChatGPT to pass exams | 9107 | 7.49 |
a. ChatGPT took my exam on Microeconomics and flunked. 12/100 for the exam b. ChatGPT passing the Wharton MBA proves that an MBA is the most pointless activity you can engage in |
| T6. Strategies to use ChatGPT for writing | 7090 | 5.82 |
a. Tip: Before writing an essay, ask ChatGPT to generate one on the same topic to find out the typical thing to say so that you can avoid it b. My child, after asking ChatGPT to write an essay, said: “It’s producing what I’d say, but mine is better because it provides more depth”. Educators should be relaxed about kids using AI. Treat it more like giving ideas |
| T7. Other AI tools for education and developments in the future | 6422 | 5.28 |
a. ChatGPT is the tip of the iceberg. 10 AI tools that will change education forever! b. The technology behind #ChatGPT is creating new startups and services every day. These 7 AI-powered websites are revolutionizing education! |
| T8. The capability of ChatGPT to replicate students' papers | 5220 | 4.29 |
a. It is impossible for ChatGPT to imitate the charm of a college paper written by an undergraduate student who did not attend classes or read lecture materials. The student's pure determination and desperation allow them to create a unique piece of writing that artificial intelligence could never replicate! b. AI can't create. It can only replicate what has already been created. |
| T9. Costs of education | 4413 | 3.63 |
a. Thanks to AI. You can learn anything you want, for free! No need to spend thousands of dollars on a course. b. If both teachers and students use ChatGPT to complete/judge challenges, there is no need to go to universities. Schools are more than Q/A; they are places for findings and discussions. |
| T10. How educators could integrate ChatGPT in teaching | 2457 | 2.02 |
a. NEW!!! How Can Educators Leverage ChatGPT to Save Time? b. Have you tried ChatGPT for your classroom? #teachers #chatgpt |
| Outliers | 6325 | 5.20 |
121,666 tweets used (i.e., English non-conversation tweets plus English-related conversation tweets). Volume indicates the absolute number of conversations. The volume was used as an indicator of the importance of the topics. Anchor tweets are synthetic tweets that represent typical content of the topics exemplarily.