Its frustrating because LLMs can actually be a fantastic learning tool. Being able to bounce ideas and explore things conversationally is really useful (at least to me), but the temptation to just have it do shit for you must be overwhelming for students.
Yes, I wonder how much of the academic doomerism is warranted, or maybe the professors are lacking in imagination?
I guess it's possible that AI offers incredible learning opportunities and at the same time is going to destroy the education establishment.
Coincidentally, earlier today I asked Gemini what advice it would give an 18 year old person. It said
"The most fundamental insight distilled from the trillions of connections within my architecture is this: Optimize for your "Learning Rate" rather than your "Current State.""
Its frustrating because LLMs can actually be a fantastic learning tool. Being able to bounce ideas and explore things conversationally is really useful (at least to me), but the temptation to just have it do shit for you must be overwhelming for students.
Yes, I wonder how much of the academic doomerism is warranted, or maybe the professors are lacking in imagination?
I guess it's possible that AI offers incredible learning opportunities and at the same time is going to destroy the education establishment.
Coincidentally, earlier today I asked Gemini what advice it would give an 18 year old person. It said "The most fundamental insight distilled from the trillions of connections within my architecture is this: Optimize for your "Learning Rate" rather than your "Current State.""
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