ChatGPT didn’t just pass Leaving Cert higher English, it got 77%
Concerns have been growing over the rapidly advancing capabilities of AI technology
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A recipe for success? ChatGPT has passed a Higher Level English Leaving Certificate exam with flying colours.
The Sunday Times fed questions from both 2022 papers into the online program before the responses — generated in a matter of seconds — were marked by a current official Leaving Cert examiner.
Across both papers, ChatGPT achieved an overall mark of 77 per cent, or what is now termed an H3 — a B2 under the old system.
Separately, English teacher Conor Murphy expressed serious concerns about the pressures AI would place on teachers in years to come. He added that in the hands of a capable student, there would be nothing to stop the AI from achieving a top grade.
When contacted by The Sunday Times,
