Pessimistic Evaluators' foremost concern is misleading, inaccurate, or biased ChatGPT-generated information¶
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q2 i? Factor 1 participants' number one concern about ChatGPT is the prevalence of misleading, inaccurate, or biased information. → Fan Yang · Jill E. Stefaniak 2025
Evidence¶
Fan Yang · Jill E. Stefaniak 2025¶
Fan Yang · Jill E. Stefaniak. (2025). An exploration of instructional designers' prioritizations for integrating ChatGPT in design practice. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10509-7
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Within the Factor 1 (Pessimistic Evaluators) viewpoint, concerns about misleading or biased information dominated; the article states "The number one concern participants have about the use of ChatGPT is the prevalence of misleading, inaccurate, or biased information." Representative participants described fabricated ChatGPT-generated literature in student assignments.
"The number one concern participants have about the use of ChatGPT is the prevalence of misleading, inaccurate, or biased information."
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