For my particular search I was asking Chat GPT to source a variety of primary documents that would be helpful in giving point of views from the Soviet perspective on Stalins 5 year plans for industry. The AI bot quickly generated a list of over 5 items (books/articles) with a summary of the author and what they included relevant to my topic. I then searched for excerpts from communists imprisoned in German concentration camps. Again, within a minute full quoted and cited excerpts from a variety of memoirs appeared with exactly the information I was looking for.I think this Chat GPT will be useful for me as a teacher in finding sources to use in assignments and for firsthand accounts I often use to gain student interest. These sometimes are hard to find and sift through. The instantaneous nature of this tool was very interesting and the biggest pro in my opinion.Despite my intrigue in the AI technology and how I can use it in my planning, I am still hesitant to introduce it and use it with my students. My students tend to gravitate towards short cuts and I could easily see an obsession grow if they felt this could sub in for all of their school work or more challenging tasks. I still want my students to use their brains and push their academic stamina. I do not want to see their creativity and endurance disappear due to technology. In a perfect world though, I could see myself using this as a search engine for projects. Have it as part of a task where students use it to find documents or information on their own as support pieces or evidence.
