Fears about the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) upon global society have been voiced in an open letter, by over 1000 top AI experts. Business leaders such as Elon Musk (co-founder of OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT and GPT-4), Steve Wozniak (Apple co-founder), and industry specialists (including engineers from Amazon, DeepMind, Google, Meta and Microsoft) have urged for a moratorium on AI technology until an industry wide assessment and governmental oversights have been made to ensure that the ‘effects will be positive and risks manageable’.

The positive and negative aspects of rapidly developing technology have always created a real challenge for schools and universities to embrace. The most recent challenge to educational assessment discussion revolves around the new AI (Artificial Intelligence) chatbot technology, and how it will impact upon an exam board or university’s ability to mark and assess.