ChatGPT Gets a B+ in an Essay on Germ Theory From an Epidemiology Professor

Not perfect, but perfectly scary.

René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH
4 min readDec 16, 2022

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Screen capture of my request of ChatGPT to write a 500-word essay on germ theory.
All your essays are belong to us.

I teach epidemiology to graduate students at two universities, and I’ve decided to forgo the essay as a measure of their understanding of the material. It’s not that I don’t have time to read essay after essay on the same topic. The problem is ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence…

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René F. Najera, MPH, DrPH

DrPH in Epidemiology. Associate/JHBSPH. Adjunct/GMU. Epidemiologist. Father. Husband. (He/Him/His/El)