Abstract: ChatGPT has attracted global attention with its powerful generative intelligence; while providing a more specific technical application path for empowering ideological and political education with artificial intelligence, it also brings about various new problems. From a technical perspective, ChatGPT may make it easier for ideological and political theory and practice to obtain the necessary information and discover the hidden ideological and political laws from the vast amount of information. ChatGPT may allow educators to study and analyze educational objects from a multidimensional perspective, to gain easier access to interactive experiences between educators and educational objects, and to have more convenient access to ideological and political work consulting services. In terms of possible issues, the language model of ChatGPT may generate and disseminate erroneous information, making it difficult for educators to distinguish. ChatGPT may generate certain ideological biases during the learning and training process. The powerful functions of ChatGPT can easily lead to educators’ dependence on it. In addition, there are still a series of ethical issues that cannot be solved at present.

Key words: ChatGPT, generative artificial intelligence, ideological and political education