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ChatGPT, or Large Language Models (LLMs) in general, are widely used by students across the world and age range. The education industry is one of the biggest AI innovation benefiters of all industries. However, implementing ChatGPT/LLMs into the public education system is not a trivial task.
Data scientists have long been puzzling the “black box” issue – what is the decision making reasoning behind sophisticated AI models? With intelligent chatbots part of our everyday lives, people have started to ask themselves questions like:
Needless to say, these questions are amplified when it comes to using LLMs in a public education system.
With Botastico, Opiq’s team is able to iteratively change the configuration of the agent and see the references included, which allows them to build an agent that is safeguarded to only use the proprietary content. Opiq has implemented Botastico’s chatapp into its studying platform, allowing students to study history, biology, physics, literature, chemistry, and numerous other subjects.
The agent is configured to use Opiq’s content when answering questions. If it cannot find the answer from Opiq’s content, it will not hallucinate and will state that it does not have the information required to answer. Opiq’s team can use references and monitoring features to keep an eye on the quality of answers.
Opiq has provided OpiqGPT on the Botastico platform for their client schools, allowing pupils and teachers to chat with a virtual teacher. This virtual teacher is designed to act as a Socratic teacher, avoiding direct answers and instead guiding students towards the answers through questions and hints. The knowledge base consists of Opiq textbooks on topics such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, Literature, Music, and more for grades 5-12.
OpiqGPT has been live since November 2023 and has handled over 120,000 interactions, providing support and educational engagement for both students and teachers.
Botastico OÜ (reg. nr. 16720133)
Tallinn, Estonia
