Battle of the Bots

Generative AI tools head-to-head

Abstract

The ongoing expansion of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technologies since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022 has created an unprecedented level of uncertainty about learning and teaching practice in the tertiary education sector. The rapid pace of change and the steady release of new tools and functionalities have made staying informed a challenge for time-poor educators, students, institutional leaders and third space practitioners. This light-hearted panel discussion aims to alleviate some of this stress by showcasing the strengths and weaknesses of some of the leading GenAI platforms by comparing their performance when tasked with a selection of learning and teaching-related use cases. Our goal for the session is to provide attendees with an opportunity to discuss the important characteristics of useful GenAI applications as we test and develop an assessment rubric for the output from the bots and evaluate the tools together.