Moura Oliveira, Paulo (Univ. de Tras os Montes e Alto Douro), Vrancic, Damir (Jozef Stefan Institute)

The AI Elephant in the Room: ChatGPT in Control Engineering Education

Scheduled for presentation during the Regular Session "New Trends in Control Education" (FrBT1), Friday, June 20, 2025, 12:00−12:10, Room F09

14th IFAC Symposium on Advances in Control Education, June 17-21, 2025, Budapest, Hungary

This information is tentative and subject to change. Compiled on June 20, 2025

Abstract

Since the public unveiling of ChatGPT-3 in November 2022, its impact and consequences for society have been significant. This generative artificial intelligence has now become a disruptive technology. Education in general, and Engineering Education in particular, are feeling the effects of the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence tools by students. However, teachers and universities are still strug-gling with how to deal with these technologies. The current increase in digitalisation makes detecting unauthorised use of ChatGPT and similar tools a major challenge. This paper therefore explores several issues regarding the use of ChatGPT in the context of Engineering Education.