Innovative approaches to high school physics competitions: Harnessing the power of AI and open science

Abstract

High school physics competitions serve as a platform for talented students to showcase their skills, engage in challenging problems, and foster a passion for science. This paper explores innovative approaches to enhance these competitions by harnessing the power of open science and artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Particularly we delve into the capabilities of state-of-the-art AI chatbots, i.e. ChatGPT, Bard, Claude, related to problem solving in physics. Together with open science tools like SageMath and Jupyter AI, they have the potential to serve as intelligent, powerful co-pilots, tutors, and assistants in understanding and applying physics, as well as knowledge from connected STEM fields. Furthermore, these innovative approaches can revolutionize high school physics competitions, providing students and their tutors with powerful resources to excel in their scientific pursuits.