Chat GPT In The Math Classroom?

 I am sure you've heard of Chat GPT.  It is one of the hottest things out on the internet right now. There are so many ways to use it, at least according to all the e-mails I'm getting from people wanting to sell me training on it.  Yes, I've checked it out for writing things but not really for math. About 80 percent of the time I try it, I can't get a real response.  

Chat GPT is a language model created by Open AI that generates a response to any question typed into the "chat" window because it's been trained to answer questions.  According to what I've read, you can type in a math problem and will receive a response explaining how to solve it. 

One article stated that chat GPT is quite good at performing basic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division along with solving systems of linear equations and quadratic equations because mathematical expressions and equations are the central components of mathematics.  It can even solve more complex subjects such as differentiation and trig, depending on the problem, it may not solve it correctly.

I brought up a chat window and asked it a few different mathematical questions from a "what is" to get a definition of a mathematical term, to solving a linear equation to taking the derivative of x^2 and it provided answers for all of them.  It even gave written instructions for each step so if you asked for the steps, all students have to do is copy it down.

According to one article I read, chat GPT may not be able to solve every problem, especially if it is a complex problem that requires a specific method or formula to solve. In addition, it does not always provide the most efficient way of solving the problem, much like a GPS that doesn't always provide the most direct route home.  It also stated that the chat GPT has difficulty solving problems that require a certain level of real world knowledge.

Another article indicated that chat GPT is good for teachers who want to generate new problems that include explanations of how to solve them and additional practice problems of the same type. Since chat GPT is a language model, teachers should check any problems and examples formulated by this AI to make sure they are correct. In addition, it has been suggested that students read explanations formulated by chat GPT to check for logic and any fallacies. 

I know there is a fear that students will use this digital product to do homework but if you as a teacher use multiple and frequent assessments, it becomes quite obvious they are copying rather than trying to learn the material based on their answers.  Let me know what you think, I'd love to hear.  Have a great day.