Artificial intelligence language models have the potential to transform various aspects of the world, for example in the areas of human communication, industry, and science. However, the evolution of these language models also raises concerns about issues related to privacy, security, ethics and responsibility. In this sense, this exploratory research, supported by a literature review, aims to determine the benefits and risks of using these models in an educational context, namely, the ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer). The ChatGPT is an artificial language model developed by OpenAI that can be used to generate nat- ural language responses to a wide variety of questions and tasks. This model is trained on a large set of text data and uses deep learning techniques to generate relevant and contextually appropriate answers. Since this technology was launched very recently, in November 2022, in addition to the literature review, the authors make an evaluation of the technology with support in the interaction with it. The results of the research point to the existence of a set of educational potentialities, but also a range of risks in the use of this technology.
This work has been supported by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia within
the Project Scope: UIDB/05777/2020
