A university lecturer believes artificial intelligence has the potential to personalise learning and provide students with in-depth feedback. AI-driven technology has been on the rise with open access tools such as ChatGPT, allowing people to ask the bot any question. Students have been able to use the technology to help them write assignments, with some universities introducing ways to detect bot-written work. Alex Sims, an associate professor in the Department of Commercial Law at the University of Auckland, said there are benefits that can come from AI tech within the classroom. "It can give much more individualised feedback; it can take a lot of time to give feedback with 300 assignments to mark. "What we have to do is give students a list of common mistakes, but the students don't think they've made those mistakes." Sims said academics have been able to use AI to tailor far richer comments for the students. Many assignments tend to test students' writing ability rather than how well they know the subject. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="788"] Associate Professor Alex Sims. Photo: Supplied[/caption]