Artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT are increasingly appearing in college classrooms, and at California State University, Bakersfield, professors and students are experimenting with how the technology can support learning while raising new questions about academic integrity and critical thinking.
Milad Pira, a professor at the university, recently demonstrated how he builds coursework using the AI chatbot by entering detailed instructions and course materials directly into the system.
Pira said faculty can train the technology using their own class resources.
“Faculty members can train ChatGPT using our course materials,” Pira said. “Here, I trained a course GPT based on my Business and Society class and its materials.”
In March 2025, the university partnered with ChatGPT, a generative AI chatbot, giving professors the option to integrate the technology into their classes…