Students will be allowed to use artificial intelligence to help with their homework as Australia's largest public school system rolls out its own generative AI chatbot.

NSW public school students from year five and onwards will have free access to the Department of Education's app NSWEduChat from the start of term four.

Unlike similar platforms such as ChatGPT, the education department's app does not give full or direct answers.

[Acting Minister for Education Courtney Houssos] Courtney Houssos says the AI is designed to foster critical thinking skills. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Instead, it attempts to foster critical thinking skills by encouraging students to ask guided questions and reason on their answers, Acting NSW Education Minister Courtney Houssos said.

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