# Last Week with ChatGPT: A Weibo Study on Social Perspective regarding ChatGPT for Education and Beyond

**Authors:** Yao Tian, Chengwei Tong, Lik-Hang Lee, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Yong Liao, Pengyuan Zhou  
**arXiv:** [2306.04325](https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.04325)  
**Date:** 2023-06-07  
**Summary page:** https://www.summarizepaper.com/en/paper/2306.04325v1/

## Key points

- GPT-4 has generated significant interest in various fields, particularly in the academic community.
- A study was conducted to analyze social media posts to understand how the Chinese public perceives the potential of ChatGPT for educational and general purposes.
- Prior to GPT-4's release, some social media users believed that AI advancements would benefit education and society; however, others thought that advanced AI like ChatGPT would make humans feel inferior and lead to problems such as cheating and a decline in moral principles. Most remained neutral.
- Since the release of GPT-4, public attitudes have tended to shift positively towards ChatGPT-like models' ethical application in education and beyond.
- The study presents a thorough analysis of this trending shift and provides a roadmap for ensuring ethical applications of ChatGPT-like models in various domains beyond education.
- The authors conclude that while some concerns remain about AI's impact on society and education systems' integrity with its use for cheating purposes or other unethical practices; overall sentiment towards ChatGPT has become more positive since GPT-4's release.
- This study contributes valuable insights into understanding public perceptions towards advanced AI technologies like ChatGPT and highlights the importance of responsible development and deployment practices for these technologies in order to ensure their ethical applications across multiple domains beyond just education.

## Summary

The latest version of ChatGPT, GPT-4, has generated significant interest in various fields, particularly in the academic community. To understand how the Chinese public perceives the potential of ChatGPT for educational and general purposes, a study was conducted to analyze social media posts. This study is also the first effort to investigate changes in public opinion since the release of GPT-4. Prior to GPT-4's release, some social media users believed that AI advancements would benefit education and society; however, others thought that advanced AI like ChatGPT would make humans feel inferior and lead to problems such as cheating and a decline in moral principles. Interestingly, most remained neutral. Since the release of GPT-4, public attitudes have tended to shift positively towards ChatGPT-like models' ethical application in education and beyond. The study presents a thorough analysis of this trending shift and provides a roadmap for ensuring ethical applications of ChatGPT-like models in various domains beyond education. The authors - Yao Tian, Chengwei Tong, Lik-Hang Lee, Reza Hadi Mogavi, Yong Liao, and Pengyuan Zhou - conclude that while some concerns remain about AI's impact on society and education systems' integrity with its use for cheating purposes or other unethical practices; overall sentiment towards ChatGPT has become more positive since GPT-4's release. This study contributes valuable insights into understanding public perceptions towards advanced AI technologies like ChatGPT and highlights the importance of responsible development and deployment practices for these technologies in order to ensure their ethical applications across multiple domains beyond just education.