Closed Loops

https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/february/closed-loops

“For now, I take comfort in the thought that, while AI can be used to generate plausibly fluent boilerplate, nothing I’ve read written by a bot would achieve a mark much higher than a low 2:1. But ChatGPT is good at the inert language found in university mission statements, rushed-off references, funding proposals and, yes, marking feedback. With many universities keen to embrace AI to ‘automate operations and improve efficiency’ (save on teaching costs?) and ‘enhance student learning outcomes’, it isn’t hard to imagine a perfect closed loop in which AI-generated syllabuses are assigned to students who submit AI-generated work that is given AI-generated feedback.”