In November 2022, ChatGPT 3.5 was released on a public research preview, gaining notoriety for its ability to pull from a vast body of information to create coherent and digestible bodies of text that accurately respond to queries (OpenAI, 2022). It is able to recognise the grammar and vocabulary of ancient languages, translate passages, and compose texts at an alarmingly accurate and rapid rate. For teachers, this AI has had mixed reviews. Some fear its ability to produce well-written work effortlessly, while others are excited by its abilities to push the boundaries of current teaching practices. This paper explores how well ChatGPT explains grammatical concepts, parses inflected forms, and translates Classical Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical Sanskrit. Overall, ChatGPT is rather good at working with Classical Latin and Sanskrit, but its abilities with Ancient Greek are deeply problematic. Although it is quite flawed at this time, ChatGPT, when used properly, could become a useful a tool for ancient language study. With proper guiding phrases, students could use this AI to practise vocabulary, check their translations, and rephrase grammatical concepts.

2022 年 11 月，ChatGPT 3.5 在公共研究预览版中发布，因其能够从大量信息中提取出连贯且易于理解的文本体并准确响应查询而闻名（OpenAI，2022）。它能够识别古代语言的语法和词汇，翻译段落，并以惊人的准确和快速速度撰写文本。对于教师来说，这个人工智能的评价褒贬不一。有些人担心它能够毫不费力地写出优秀的作品，而另一些人则对其突破当前教学实践界限的能力感到兴奋。本文探讨了 ChatGPT 如何很好地解释语法概念、解析变形形式以及翻译古典拉丁语、古希腊语和古典梵语。总体而言，ChatGPT 非常擅长处理古典拉丁语和梵语，但它处理古希腊语的能力却存在很大问题。虽然 ChatGPT 目前存在很大缺陷，但如果使用得当，它可以成为古代语言研究的有用工具。通过适当的指导短语，学生可以使用该人工智能练习词汇、检查翻译并重新表述语法概念。