Threat of ChatGPT at Slovenian Academic Library: Students’ Perspective

Abstract

ChatGPT is based on machine learning, which is currently the most popular technique in AI technology. ChatGPT has become a noteworthy subject in the educational field due to the popularity it gained among students all over the world. With a questionnaire about ChatGPT and the use of artificial intelligence tools we achieved a better understanding of the use of artificial intelligence tools and the introduction of additional services in the library. The questionnaire was sent to the students of Biotechnology faculty. We compared the collected answers to determine whether there is a difference between students of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral studies. The results of the research showed that there are no statistically significant differences between students of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral studies about the use of artificial intelligence tools, such as ChatGPT. The poster will present the needs of academic librarians in the future to pay more attention and present to students the ethical use of ChatGPT and conclude that training on this topic should be organized as part of the library services. Students will still use library services which ChatGPT can’t replace them. Keywords: artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, students’ perceptions