City University will launch CityU GPT Chatbot, its own generative artificial intelligence, which its students, staff and faculty can use from the 2023-2024 academic year, for “teaching, learning and administrative activities”.
The institute will also make the chatbot available to eight start-ups under its HK Tech 300 programme for aspiring entrepreneurs among its students, alumni, and research staff.
Access to the university’s chatbot is free, and an advanced version will be available to researchers, teachers, and administration personnel.
City University joins the list of Hong Kong colleges that now permits its students to use generative AI in their work.
Recently, the University of Hong Kong lifted its ban on students using ChatGPT and other generative AI applications. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology also created its own version of ChatGPT for its students, faculty and staff to use.
Previously, the Education Bureau announced that Hong Kong’s Junior Secondary students will 10-14 of hours of AI education, which will cover the use of language learning models like ChatGPT and the ethics and social impact of the technology.
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