@article{SchwenkeSoebkeKraft,
  author    = {Schwenke, Nicolas and S{\"o}bke, Heinrich and Kraft, Eckhard},
  title     = {Potentials and Challenges of Chatbot-Supported Thesis Writing: An Autoethnography},
  series = {Trends in Higher Education},
  volume    = {2023},
  journal   = {Trends in Higher Education},
  number    = {Volume 2, issue 4},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  doi       = {10.3390/higheredu2040037},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20231207-65016},
  pages     = {611 -- 635},
  abstract  = {The release of the large language model-based chatbot ChatGPT 3.5 in November 2022 has brought considerable attention to the subject of artificial intelligence, not only to the public. From the perspective of higher education, ChatGPT challenges various learning and assessment formats as it significantly reduces the effectiveness of their learning and assessment functionalities. In particular, ChatGPT might be applied to formats that require learners to generate text, such as bachelor theses or student research papers. Accordingly, the research question arises to what extent writing of bachelor theses is still a valid learning and assessment format. Correspondingly, in this exploratory study, the first author was asked to write his bachelor's thesis exploiting ChatGPT. For tracing the impact of ChatGPT methodically, an autoethnographic approach was used. First, all considerations on the potential use of ChatGPT were documented in logs, and second, all ChatGPT chats were logged. Both logs and chat histories were analyzed and are presented along with the recommendations for students regarding the use of ChatGPT suggested by a common framework. In conclusion, ChatGPT is beneficial for thesis writing during various activities, such as brainstorming, structuring, and text revision. However, there are limitations that arise, e.g., in referencing. Thus, ChatGPT requires continuous validation of the outcomes generated and thus fosters learning. Currently, ChatGPT is valued as a beneficial tool in thesis writing. However, writing a conclusive thesis still requires the learner's meaningful engagement. Accordingly, writing a thesis is still a valid learning and assessment format. With further releases of ChatGPT, an increase in capabilities is to be expected, and the research question needs to be reevaluated from time to time.},
  subject      = {Chatbot},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SaadatfarKhosraviHassannatajJoloudarietal.,
  author    = {Saadatfar, Hamid and Khosravi, Samiyeh and Hassannataj Joloudari, Javad and Mosavi, Amir and Shamshirband, Shahaboddin},
  title     = {A New K-Nearest Neighbors Classifier for Big Data Based on Efficient Data Pruning},
  series = {Mathematics},
  volume    = {2020},
  journal   = {Mathematics},
  number    = {volume 8, issue 2, article 286},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  doi       = {10.3390/math8020286},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200225-40996},
  pages     = {12},
  abstract  = {The K-nearest neighbors (KNN) machine learning algorithm is a well-known non-parametric classification method. However, like other traditional data mining methods, applying it on big data comes with computational challenges. Indeed, KNN determines the class of a new sample based on the class of its nearest neighbors; however, identifying the neighbors in a large amount of data imposes a large computational cost so that it is no longer applicable by a single computing machine. One of the proposed techniques to make classification methods applicable on large datasets is pruning. LC-KNN is an improved KNN method which first clusters the data into some smaller partitions using the K-means clustering method; and then applies the KNN for each new sample on the partition which its center is the nearest one. However, because the clusters have different shapes and densities, selection of the appropriate cluster is a challenge. In this paper, an approach has been proposed to improve the pruning phase of the LC-KNN method by taking into account these factors. The proposed approach helps to choose a more appropriate cluster of data for looking for the neighbors, thus, increasing the classification accuracy. The performance of the proposed approach is evaluated on different real datasets. The experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach and its higher classification accuracy and lower time cost in comparison to other recent relevant methods.},
  subject      = {Maschinelles Lernen},
  language  = {en}
}