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University of Hong Kong allows artificial intelligence program ChatGPT for students, but strict monthly limit on questions imposed

  • ChatGPT and Dall-E to be used at HKU; academics say they want students to be ‘forerunners and leaders’ in the field
  • Students welcome the move, but some agree use of AI has limitations and should not replace traditional study methods

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HKU says students can use ChatGPT and Dall-E for assignments unless specifically banned, but their monthly use will be capped at 20 prompts per person across the two tools. Photo: dpa
Leopold Chen
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) will allow artificial intelligence (AI) tools to be incorporated into teaching and students will have free access to software such as ChatGPT, but with a limited number of questions per user.
The university on Thursday said students would be allowed to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools ChatGPT and Dall-E from the start of the new academic year in September.

“We don’t just want our students to know how to use GenAI, but we want students to be forerunners and leaders in GenAI,” said Professor Cecilia Chan Ka-yuk, director of the university’s Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre.

The AI chat bot and digital image generation were both created by OpenAI, a Microsoft-backed AI company.

Ian Holliday, the HKU vice-president and pro-vice-chancellor for teaching and learning, says the university will allow students access to AI programs such as ChatGPT from September. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Ian Holliday, the HKU vice-president and pro-vice-chancellor for teaching and learning, says the university will allow students access to AI programs such as ChatGPT from September. Photo: Jonathan Wong

One student told the Post he would consider trying the tools out and another said he was already a regular user of ChatGPT and welcomed its introduction at HKU.

HKU said students could use AI for assignments unless specifically banned, but their monthly use of GenAI would be capped at 20 prompts per person across the two tools.

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