"The teachers are confused as well": A Multiple-Stakeholder Ethics Discussion on Large Language Models in Computing Education

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12453v1
• Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 02:43:00 GMT
• Title: "The teachers are confused as well": A Multiple-Stakeholder Ethics Discussion on Large Language Models in Computing Education
• Authors: Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou, Zachary Kilhoffer, Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo, Ted Underwood, Ece Gumusel, Mengyi Wei, Abhinav Choudhry, Jinjun Xiong
• Abstract summary: Large Language Models (LLMs) are advancing quickly and impacting people's lives for better or worse. In higher education, concerns have emerged such as students' misuse of LLMs and degraded education outcomes. We conducted a case study consisting of stakeholder interviews in higher education computer science.
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• Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) are advancing quickly and impacting people's lives for better or worse. In higher education, concerns have emerged such as students' misuse of LLMs and degraded education outcomes. To unpack the ethical concerns of LLMs for higher education, we conducted a case study consisting of stakeholder interviews (n=20) in higher education computer science. We found that students use several distinct mental models to interact with LLMs - LLMs serve as a tool for (a) writing, (b) coding, and (c) information retrieval, which differ somewhat in ethical considerations. Students and teachers brought up ethical issues that directly impact them, such as inaccurate LLM responses, hallucinations, biases, privacy leakage, and academic integrity issues. Participants emphasized the necessity of guidance and rules for the use of LLMs in higher education, including teaching digital literacy, rethinking education, and having cautious and contextual policies. We reflect on the ethical challenges and propose solutions.

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