GitHub Copilot may be perfect for cheating CompSci programming exercises
Microsoft's AI code-suggestion tool GitHub Copilot is showing itself to be so capable that educators may have to rethink how they teach computer science.
"Programming plays a role in a lot of computer science classes, and especially in introductory computer science classes," explained Berger in a phone interview with. This often involves exercises to sort a list of numbers in a certain way or to find the nth element of a Fibonacci series, and so on. "You can already find examples of code online," he said."But you know, the instructor can also Google for them and then compare that code against the code submitted with a plagiarism detector."
As a result, Berger argues, pedagogy related to programming needs to adapt. One approach, which he ridicules in his post, is"to plug our ears with our fingers and kind of shout while pretending [Copilot] doesn't exist, which is more or less the same thing as pretending plagiarism doesn't exist, and pretending that the internet doesn't exist."
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Corsair Voyager a1600It's not perfect, but Corsair's first laptop may be tempting for a very specific audience.
Read more »
Arvida Byström’s Sex Doll Show Examines Our Relationship With TechAs her new show opens in Oslo, the Stockholm-born artist talks about sexuality on the internet and why we will never live up to our perfect, digital clones
Read more »
Drought Is Driving European Energy Markets Toward Disaster | OilPrice.comA combination of record-breaking natural gas prices, rising coal prices, and droughts across Europe are putting the EU electricity market under massive pressure.
Read more »
The best monitors for photo editing in 2022Get perfect colours with the best monitors for photo editing, whether you're working on a PC or a Mac.
Read more »
'Chickens slaughtered' and non-stop barking - the dog field angering neighboursMembers of South Ribble Borough Council’s planning committee have rejected a retrospective application for two fields on the site to be used for dog exercise
Read more »
No, Masturbation Doesn’t Count As Cheating – It Can Even Be A Good ThingCan masturbation be considered cheating when you’re in a committed relationship? It depends on the context... Read more on Grazia.
Read more »