A new Cat The functionality aims to transform the popular generative application of artificial intelligence of a personal tutor's response engine.
OPENAI, the research laboratory that created Chatgpt on July 29, unveiled A new “Study mode” feature in the application. The study mode is designed to guide users through the step -by -step responses search process, rather than simply give users the responses.
“Learning requires friction, efforts, curiosity and taking with ideas are needed,” said Leah Belsky, vice-president and director general of education in Openai, during a press briefing on July 28. “So, the question in our minds while we have built this product was, how can we guide students towards the use of AI so as to encourage true and deeper learning?” How will we facilitate and more intuitive to use Chatgpt this way? ”
Chatgpt, a tool fueled by AI that can hold human conversations and instantly respond to an prompt, and other similar tools have become a puzzle for some teachers from kindergarten to 12th year, who see a generative AI as a means for students easily cheat Or get around learning. Skeptics have also raised concerns about The potential effects of technology on the cognitive skills of people.
However, AI generative experts praised technology Potential to transform the education of kindergarten to the 12th year In a more personalized learning experience for students.
The Chatgpt study mode is “the first step” to ensure that “real learning” occurs when students use AI tools, said Belsky.
Nick Phillips, professor of mathematics at Trinity High School in Washington, Pennsylvania, said that he was “brilliant” for Openai to add this functionality.
“If a student can (have scaffolding) without having the teacher,” said Phillips, “then this can be useful for many students who may need a little more step by step or simply a study partner.”
The Chatgpt study mode function would have been pleasant to have from the start, he said, but it is a good signal that Optai adjusts its functionalities according to the needs of students and teachers.
The new Chatgpt feature is particularly useful for homework help, preparing tests and learning new subjects, according to Openai. However, Chatgpt is not the first generative AI tool to have a functionality that guides students to obtain the answer for themselves, revise a test or have their own personalized tutor. Other ED-Tech companies have also launched AI features focused on students. For example, the non -profit Khan Academy launched KhanmigoA personalized tutor for students, in 2025. And large AI platforms such as Google Gemini and Microsoft's co-pilot can be invited to guide users to learn rather than simply spitting an answer.
How does the Chatgpt study mode function work?
With the Chatgpt study mode, students can grasp a question and chatgpt will answer with interactive prompts to promote active learning. He will also respond with scaffolded answers to help students establish links with subjects they already know. It can also provide quizs, open questions and other ways to test and apply new knowledge of students.
For example, a student could go to Chatgpt study mode and ask him to understand what positive and negative feedback loops mean biology. The Chatgpt study mode would then ask some introductory questions (in what level are you? Have you ever seen these subjects? What is your goal when you learn this subject?) To help assess the student's current understanding and continue to guide or teach from there.
Technology is designed to continue to help the student reach the answer, even if the student invites him to give them the answer. (However, of course, the student can also deactivate the study mode and reach the answer more quickly. There is currently no railing against this, according to Openai.)
“When students use the study mode, they have met guidelines and an experience that is personalized at this level,” said Abhi Muchhal, who is part of the Openai products team during the press briefing. “This is intentional because we want it to be led by the learner and (so that he) determines what is the right thing for which each learner optimizes, then personalize the answer according to that.”
The functionality has been designed with students in mind, but is also fully accessible to high school students, according to Openai. It was created in collaboration with teachers, cognitive scientists and pedagogy experts to reflect “behaviors that support more in -depth learning,” the company said in its press release.
The study mode is available for all chatgpt users, whether they use the free version of the platform or one of its paid options. Users can access the functionality by selecting the “Study and Learn” option from the Chatgpt interface tools. Those of the Chatgpt Edu version, the product of Openai for education, mainly for higher education, will obtain the functionality “in the coming weeks”, said the company.
How will this characteristic affect the K-12?
Glenn KleimanA main advisor to the Graduate School of Education of the University of Stanford, said that functionality is generally “a good thing that should help educators”, but without having tried it, it mainly has questions: if it has been designed for a university age user, then is it also suitable for young students who end up using it? To what extent does this really work to initiate a deeper learning of students and the integration of the art of good teaching?
“These are strangers at this stage,” he said.
The Chatgpt study mode has the same age restrictions as the normal version: anyone from 13 years or more can use it; The 13 to 17 years old need parental consent before using the application, according to Openai. The study mode also has the same guarantees with regard to the creation of explicit, illegal or harmful content, according to Openai. (There was reports people using ChatPPT for damage or even self -control.)
Openai also joined forces with various researchers to study and share how his tools influence learning results.
“We intend to publish a more in -depth analysis of what we have learned about the links between the design of the model and cognition, to shape the experiences of future products based on these ideas and work side by side with the broader education ecosystem to guarantee learners of AI services worldwide,” said the company in a press release.
Phillips, who encourages his students to use AI to check their work Or to help take off on a complicated mathematics problem, said the only concern he was the same concern he had about generative AI tools from the start: The trend of technology to be mistaken.
“You'd better be confident enough than it will give you correct answers,” he said.
It would probably be a good idea for teachers to try it and understand its capacities and limits, which they can then show their students, said Phillips.