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<p>ChatGPT, along with its applications, possibilities, limitations and future development, is currently one of the most often discussed topics worldwide. One of the issues raised in those discussions is its ethically questionable role in science and education.</p>
<p>The goal of this paper is to assess the accuracy and correctness of the responses given by ChatGPT, using climate change in Poland as an example. Eight questions related to this topic were posed to ChatGPT, and each answer was subsequently verified and assigned a grade on a scale of 0–10. The overall grade obtained was 3.8, indicating that only 30–40% of the information provided by ChatGPT was accurate. This poor result can be attributed to fake references, inaccurate data, overgeneralizations and simplification. Nevertheless, with proper training and development, ChatGPT has tremendous potential to serve as a valuable tool for ethically sound applications in the field of science.</p>
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ChatGPT, along with its applications, possibilities, limitations and future development, is currently one of the most often discussed topics worldwide. One of the issues raised in those discussions is its ethically questionable role in science and education.
The goal of this paper is to assess the accuracy and correctness of the responses given by ChatGPT, using climate change in Poland as an example. Eight questions related to this topic were posed to ChatGPT, and each answer was subsequently verified and assigned a grade on a scale of 0–10. The overall grade obtained was 3.8, indicating that only 30–40% of the information provided by ChatGPT was accurate. This poor result can be attributed to fake references, inaccurate data, overgeneralizations and simplification. Nevertheless, with proper training and development, ChatGPT has tremendous potential to serve as a valuable tool for ethically sound applications in the field of science.

<bold>Climate change in Poland</bold> – the assessment of the conversation with ChatGPT

Departament of Hydrology and Climatology, Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences

University of Maria Curie Skłodowska in Lublin

Miscellanea Geographica

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 – the assessment of the conversation with ChatGPT

ChatGPT, along with its applications, possibilities, limitations and future development, is currently one of the most often discussed topics worldwide. One of...

Climate change in Poland – the assessment of the conversation with ChatGPT

Published Online: Jan 31, 2024

Page range: 5 - 12

Received: Jul 05, 2023

Accepted: Sep 25, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0017

Keywords
ChatGPT, climate change in Poland, ChatGPT assessment, ChatGPT applications

© 2024 Agnieszka Krzyżewska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Climate change in Poland – the assessment of the conversation with ChatGPT

Published Online: Jan 31, 2024

Page range: 5 - 12

Received: Jul 05, 2023

Accepted: Sep 25, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0017

KeywordsChatGPT, climate change in Poland, ChatGPT assessment, ChatGPT applications

© 2024 Agnieszka Krzyżewska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
ChatGPT, climate change in Poland, ChatGPT assessment, ChatGPT applications