Understanding Students' Acceptance of ChatGPT as a Translation Tool: A UTAUT Model Analysis
Project Overview
The document examines the integration of generative AI, specifically ChatGPT, within educational settings, focusing on its utilization as a translation tool and students' acceptance of this technology. Utilizing the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), the study identifies key factors influencing student adoption, such as performance expectancy and facilitating conditions. Findings reveal a generally positive perception of ChatGPT for translation tasks among students, although concerns about translation quality, potential biases, and privacy issues are significant, particularly for those not specializing in translation. The research underscores the importance of developing tailored training programs to improve technology literacy among students and to mitigate the challenges associated with generative AI in educational contexts. Overall, it highlights both the potential benefits and the limitations of implementing AI tools like ChatGPT in education, advocating for a balanced approach to harness their capabilities effectively while addressing inherent risks.
Key Applications
ChatGPT as a translation tool
Context: University students in Hong Kong, specifically translation and non-translation majors.
Implementation: An online survey was conducted to gather data on students' perceptions and intentions to use ChatGPT for translation, utilizing the UTAUT model.
Outcomes: Students showed positive perceptions towards using ChatGPT, with performance expectancy being a significant factor influencing their intention to use the tool for translation tasks.
Challenges: Concerns about output quality, particularly for low-resource languages, biases in training data, privacy issues, and the need for users to critically evaluate the outputs.
Implementation Barriers
Technical
ChatGPT may produce poor-quality translations for low-resource languages, and outputs can be biased and offensive. Non-translation students may lack the expertise to critically evaluate the information provided by ChatGPT.
Proposed Solutions: Educating students about the capabilities and limitations of ChatGPT to use it wisely and effectively. Developing tailored training programs to improve technology literacy and critical evaluation skills among students.
Privacy
Using ChatGPT for translating important documents raises concerns over data privacy and intellectual property rights.
Proposed Solutions: Implementing guidelines on responsible use and data management when using AI tools in translation.
Project Team
Lulu Wang
Researcher
Simin Xu
Researcher
Kanglong Liu
Researcher
Contact Information
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Authors: Lulu Wang, Simin Xu, Kanglong Liu
Source Publication: View Original PaperLink opens in a new window
Project Contact: Dr. Jianhua Yang
LLM Model Version: gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18
Analysis Provider: Openai