ChatGPT (Department of Higher Education)

Jason Koebler filed this request with the Department of Higher Education of Massachusetts.

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Multi Request ChatGPT
Est. Completion None
Status
No Responsive Documents

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From: Jason Koebler

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Public reports show that ChatGPT is a major topic of conversation at American public schools: https://nbc-2.com/news/local/2023/02/15/students-at-cape-coral-high-school-accused-of-using-artificial-intelligence-to-cheat-on-essay/amp/

Therefore, I hereby request the following records:

1) All instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials related to ChatGPT. This includes A) any notes taken during meetings that discussed ChatGPT and B) Any other documents related to ChatGPT including internal documentation, public relations materials, and executive summaries.

2) Any memos or communications sent to schools, administrators, teachers, parents, or students that mention "ChatGPT."

3) Any case studies, enforcement actions, contracts, or other documents mentioning ChatGPT

4) Any academic dishonesty policies that mention ChatGPT

5) To the extent possible, any emails and associated attachments that mention ChatGPT

To help limit the extent of the responsive documents, please limit search from Jan 1, 2023 through the time this request is processed. Please deliver these documents on a rolling basis as responsive documents are found. You can treat #5 (emails) as a separate request because I suspect there will be many more responsive documents there.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. It will be used in the course of reporting for Motherboard, VICE's science and tech site (www.motherboard.vice.com).

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jason Koebler

From:

Dear Muckrock News:

The Department of Higher Education staff has completed its search for documents responsive to your public records request under M.G.L. c. 66, §10, seeking the following records:

"1) All instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials related to ChatGPT, including any notes taken during meetings that discussed ChatGPT and any other documents related to ChatGPT including internal documentation, public relations materials, and executive summaries;

2) Any memos or communications sent to schools, administrators, teachers, parents, or students that mention "ChatGPT";

3) Any case studies, enforcement actions, contracts, or other documents mentioning ChatGPT;

4) Any academic dishonesty policies that mention ChatGPT;

5) to the extent possible any emails and associated attachments that mention Chat GPT..."

Kindly note that your public records request, dated February 21, 2023, and mailed in hard copy to the Department's physical address, was not received by Department staff until Tuesday, March 7, 2023.

Please be advised that the Department has no records responsive to your request because the Department does not oversee elementary or secondary education. You may make further inquiries with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education by visiting Contact DESE - Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education<https://www.doe.mass.edu/contact/>.

We do not seek an extension of time to respond to your request and are not charging any fees for this request. If you wish to challenge any aspect of this response, you may appeal to the Supervisor of Public Records following the procedure set forth in 950 C.M.R. 32.08, a copy of which is available at http://www.mass.gov/courts/case-legal-res/law-lib/laws-by-source/cmr/. You may also file a civil action in accordance with M.G.L. c. 66, §10A.

Very truly yours,

Chris Grimaldi

Christopher J. Grimaldi
Assistant General Counsel
W 617-994-6983
cgrimaldi@dhe.mass.edu<mailto:cgrimaldi@dhe.mass.edu>
Legal Office
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
One Ashburton Place, Room 1401, Boston, MA 02108

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