Keywords
ChatGPT, information search, education, generative AI, conversational agents
Abstract
ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence, is one of the fastest-adopted tools in history and has quickly become a valued tool in education. This study seeks to understand how generative artificial intelligence has changed the information search process. We collected prompts submitted to ChatGPT and thoughts about ChatGPT responses through a survey of 455 students at a US university. Using thematic analysis, we identified ways that ChatGPT changes the information search process of students by supporting diverse information needs, allowing cycling of prompt adjustments, and promoting easy adoption of results.
Original Publication Citation
Ryan Schuetzler, Justin Giboney, Taylor Wells, Benjamin Richardson, Tom Meservy, Cole Sutton, Clay Posey, Jacob Steffen, Amanda Hughes. 2024 “Student Interaction with Generative AI: An Exploration of an Emergent Information-Search Process”. Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2024
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Schuetzler, Ryan M.; Giboney, Justin Scott; Wells, Taylor M.; Richardson, Benjamin; Meservy, Tom; Sutton, Cole; Posey, Clay; Steffen, Jacob; and Hughes, Amanda Lee, "Student Interaction with Generative AI: An Exploration of an Emergent Information-Search Process" (2024). Faculty Publications. 9357.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9357
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2024
Publisher
Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2024
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Information Systems Management
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