ChatGPT: “Only those who have a good command of the language should use it”

ChatGPT is on everyone's lips.

Capable of writing reasoned texts in all areas, this artificial intelligence created in the United States has met with phenomenal success.

No more writing summaries or reports since this robot can do it for us!

, recently confided a college professor for

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Are we running the risk of having future adults who will no longer have the editorial basics to write?

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A technological phenomenon that worries Cendrine Lebar, liberal speech therapist for 29 years, specializing in written language.

She is also the founder of Ortho Performance which offers refresher courses in spelling and grammar.

The latter receives adolescents and adults with great difficulty in terms of written language (spelling, grammar, conjugation, syntax) and oral language, although not dyslexic or dysorthographic.

For her, ChatGPT raises the question of learning the French language away from screens or artificial intelligence when many people have difficulties in acquiring written language.

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- What have you learned from the artificial intelligence that everyone is talking about, ChatGPT?

Cendrine LEBAR.

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It is an artificial intelligence which is based on language technology and which makes it possible to write text on demand.

It can be used by different audiences because it adapts to different languages ​​and different contexts.

But his writing skills are still limited.

It is an important technological advance but it must be used wisely.

If she should in no way replace the man, she can sometimes assist him.

What are the negatives and positives of ChatGPT in acquiring fundamentals like written and spoken language?

I think using artificial intelligence can have both good and bad sides.

Currently, written language is a source of difficulty for many children, adolescents and adults, whether in terms of spelling or syntax.

However, access to written language is not natural for humans, it requires learning which, like all learning, can be easy for some and laborious for others.

Using artificial intelligence as a support can save time: it is a question here of using it as a tool and not as a substitute for learning.

This implies that it is people who have mastered the language correctly who use it.

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Children should not be encouraged to use this artificial intelligence.

This would support the idea that learning the language is not necessary since it is enough to have access to the Internet to communicate in writing.

However, it is already used by children and adolescents to write homework or answer questions.

This AI allows you to cheat in a way.

But during exams, students will not have access to the Internet.

With ChatGPT, they may not be able to answer what is asked of them.

A vicious circle sets in.

As a speech therapist, what evolution do you notice in the follow-up of adolescents with writing problems?

I see an increase in specific learning disabilities in children and adolescents.

I see more and more cases of dyslexia, dysorthographia, but also disorders of comprehension and expression of written language.

The period of health crisis has only increased these shortcomings because children and adolescents have not been able to attend normal schooling for many months.

There are delays in spelling that we are currently trying to catch up.

If they are offered an artificial intelligence that allows them not to make efforts, the problem will not be solved.

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With social networks and screens, we are moving towards a generation of children and teenagers with shortcomings in writing.

What are the solutions to overcome these difficulties?

Social networks and screens must be used well to allow children and adolescents to learn: whether in language with spelling games, in logic with all puzzle games, or other.

They should be encouraged to use non-abbreviated script when writing messages on their phones.

Without this discipline of written communication using the rules of French, we end up with copies having a number of mistakes, regardless of age or school level.

The French language is a language full of nuances, with precise words and a rich conjugation.

It would be a shame to neglect it in favor of screens or artificial intelligence.

If progress improves human life, technologies must not take its place.