How to Bridge Critical Thinking and Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT in the Management Classroom

Keywords: ChatGPT, artificial intelligence, critical thinking, writing

Abstract: The introduction of AI-powered chat bot ChatGPT has arguably heralded the beginning of a new era of content creation, and been a cause of concern for many educators, especially those who seek to teach students critical thinking and analytical writing skills. In this interactive roundtable session, we present one business school’s teaching experience with ChatGPT, using survey and interview data. We also outline two teaching strategies (which we term ‘offense’ and ‘defense’) which are emerging as AI-generated content becomes more commonplace. Participants will be invited to share their own experiences and ideas, and will leave the session with examples of syllabus language and assignment ideas related to AI-generated content.