Teachers and professors are on high alert now that there’s a computer program that can write cogent essays, rhyming couplets and computer code.

ChatGPT is a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence that’s already changing how some educators approach homework assignments. The program generates text responses to nearly any question or prompt. It can be tough for teachers to catch when students use it to cheat instead of turning in their original writing.

We gave ChatGPT three assignments. Can you figure out what was written by a human and what was produced by the computer program?

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Michelle Roache, pictured with her two youngest children, 3-year-old Elijah and 4-year-old Gianna, recently graduated from Clayton State University. She received a child care scholarship through Quality Care for Children and the federal Child Care Access Means Parents in School grant, which made it possible for her to finish her degree. Now the grant is on the chopping block. (Courtesy of Michelle Roache)

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Since 2023, customers of Georgia Power, which operates Plant Vogtle, have experienced six PSC-approved rate hikes. Polls open Tuesday for primary elections to select candidates for Georgia’s powerful utility regulatory board. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

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