ChatGPT: discussion in Russian academia and media

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Anna Sibagatulina
National Research University, HSE, Russia
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0122-2366

The recent news of a Russian student successfully defending his Bachelor’s thesis written by ChatGPT has sparked a debate in academia about using artificial intelligence (AI) in educational processes. A Russian student posted on Twitte the whole story describing his experience and the steps he followed to create a thesis in 23 hours. This case encouraged academia to discuss ChatGPT’s usage in educational processes widely. Professors and teachers tend to present two opposite ideas: to ban and exclude ChatGPT from academia or to use it for educational purposes. The article deals with these two sides and includes qualitative and quantitative content analyses of Russian media publications on this issue.




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ChatGPT, Academia, Artificial intelligence, AI, Education, Media

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Sibagatulina, Anna. “ChatGPT: discussion in Russian academia and media”. Hipertext.net, 2023, no. 26, pp. 11-16, doi:10.31009/hipertext.net.2023.i26.02.
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Anna Sibagatulina, National Research University, HSE, Russia

Anna Sibagatulina. She is a Master’s student at the Higher School of Economics in the Critical Media Studies program in the National Research University, HSE, in Russia. Anna’s current research is focused on critical algorithm studies and the algorithm’s influence on users’ perceptions. Anna’s academic advisor is Olga Dovbysh, an associate professor at the Higher School of Economics and the University of Helsinki. The previous academic degree obtained was a Bachelor’s in Media Communications at HSE with a GPA of 9,57. The following Anna’s research interests can be highlighted, such as local media studies and the examination of AI-based algorithms.

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