Artificial Intelligence such as Generative Pretrained Transformer
Du Plessis · UJ Press eBooks · 2025
Online assessment techniques have become increasingly popular recently, especially with the rise of COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease of 2019), since they offer practical and effective ways to access knowledge, skills, and competencies. 2023 will go down in history as the year in which AI (artificial intelligence) – more significantly, LLMs (large language models) – and their brazen poster child, ChatGPT (chat generative pre-trained transformer), have revolutionised everything (Bekker 2024). The introduction of advanced LLMs like ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, can potentially transform online assessment significantly. However, while there are ongoing discussions about ChatGPT, more practical examples need to be provided to showcase its utilisation in online assessments. It is crucial to shed light on the assessment process, as many students focus solely on passing exams rather than embracing the learning experience throughout the year, leading to a disconnect between the process and the outcome (MacGregor 2023).