Lesson Plan: Chat GPT

Discussion: How do you think Artificial Intelligence could change the world/work? What about in your profession?

Lead-in: Have you heard of «Chat GPT»? What do you think it might be?

Watch this video and find out:

Comprehension

Do you know the answer to these questions?

1. How is GPT-3 different from other language models?
2. Can GPT-3 understand and generate context?
3. What are some examples of tasks that GPT-3 can perform?
4. Can GPT-3 understand and respond to natural language commands?
5. What are some of the limitations of GPT-3?
6. How does GPT-3 compare to human writing?
7. What are some potential future applications of GPT-3?

Language

Put these verbs in the present perfect or the present progressive.

• You don’t always know whether currently (talk) to a human or a computer
• A number of tech firms at this moment (work) on the future of chat Bots an AI platform trained to engage in conversation and one in particular already (go) viral
• It doesn’t understand what (talk) about.
• Dr Dalton recently (spend) a lot of time running questions through chat GPT
• Practitioners are surprised by how quickly these modern systems now (develop)

Discussion: How do you think these types of tools could affect your job? What aspects of your job could be done by GPT? What about other jobs?

Reading: What does this article say will happen to white-collar jobs? : https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/how-chatgpt-will-destabilize-white-collar-work/ar-AA16yBZM

Comprehension

1. ChatGPT is a machine learning model that is designed to automate white collar work. (True/False)
2. The author of the article believes that ChatGPT will have a positive impact on white collar work. (True/False)
3. The article states that ChatGPT is only able to perform tasks that are highly structured and repetitive. (True/False)
4. The article suggests that ChatGPT’s ability to automate white collar work will lead to job losses for many workers in those fields. (True/False)
5. The article argues that the pace and extent of ChatGPT’s impact on white collar work will be determined solely by technological developments. (True/False)

Language:

Use these words to complete the following sentences: upside, white-collar, figuring out, immersive, laboriously

1. The __________________of using ChatGPT to automate white collar tasks is that it can save businesses time and money.
2. Many businesses are still __________________ the best way to utilize ChatGPT’s capabilities in their white-collar operations.
3. One of the most promising uses of ChatGPT is in creating __________________ virtual experiences for customers.
4. The process of training ChatGPT to perform specific __________________ tasks can be __________________ long.
5. Despite the challenges of figuring out how to use ChatGPT, many businesses see the potential for significant benefits in automating __________________ labor.

Discussion: What parts of this lesson do you think were created using chat GPT?

Use: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/

• Ask it to do a task you normally might do in your work
• Use it to practice your speaking/writing
  • «Speak to me like someone from the 80s»
  • «Write to me like my boss»
  • «Speak to me like someone from the future».

Discussion: how useful do you think it could be?