Abstract 1622 Generative AI Assignments Across the Chemistry Curriculum

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are spurring rapid developments in academia, industry, and health care, and free generative AI tools like ChatGPT can now perform some basic writing and summary tasks. These technologies will likely continue to gain power and capability, and today's Chemistry majors may work at some point in settings augmented by AI. Instructors must adapt to the availability of generative AI tools and prepare our students for this evolving reality. In spring 2023, to define a baseline for generative AI writing in chemistry education, a group of faculty from our department used ChatGPT version 3.5 to generate reports for common lab projects across six courses. We found ChatGPT wrote at a high level and generated good background and context, some reasonable procedures, and some reasonable data for these common projects. We also surveyed students about their knowledge and use of generative AI tools, and we found significant teaching opportunities. Building on these data, we have developed assignments in which students use and evaluate generative AI tools for report and protocol writing in both introductory and advanced Chemistry labs. We have also developed assignments in which students discuss the ethical use of AI for tasks in chemistry. We have evaluated the effectiveness of these assignments using assessments and student surveys.