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Censored Anon's avatar

I understand wanting to do things the hard way, I understand wanting children to learn things the hard way. But frankly, the school system is a joke and if kids are using AI to get through their classes easily, it frees them up to do cool things instead of lame things. I don't oppose it because it is all a joke. Eventually the overcomplicated and overly complex systems have to fail, if you're in a game where everyone is using AI to play ball, then you play ball all the same.

I use it in business and it's helpful for generated categories for spreadsheets. Tons of little details in society that don't really matter, tons of things that need to be done that would take much longer to complete. AI fills in the gaps in information. It supercharges ones existing ability to get something done. I say, why not use the tool for what its for? AI is not a problem itself, but an accidental problem downstream from much larger ones in society.

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Silesianus's avatar

Hard copy litaracy is the only way forward. Kids will need to go back to books and handwritten assignments, and adults need to be responsible with the tools themselves.

If any level of personal autonomy is to be retained, it will be through independent thinking and cultivated learning that does not need a crutch of LLMs (because I refuse to call the Algorithmic Idiocy intelligent).

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Crossland Courier's avatar

AIs are not using their own output to improve their models, they're only getting better at mimicking good human input. I believe this barrier will never be broken.

Because of this, as AI begins to dominate in various domains, it will begin to eliminate the resources it needs to be of any use to humans. Human capacity will diminish, AI capability will increase, until there are no more humans capable of creating works to feed the models. At this point AI will collapse, and we will be incapable of reviving it.

If you can maintain your skills, and those of your children and grandchildren, your family will rule the world in 50 years.

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William Foster's avatar

Luddites will always have skills that AI will never have.

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Mushkelji's avatar

This is well put. A lot of people have engaged in sophistry on this topic or immediately jumped to throwing out a lot of statistics. The ground gets muddied and debates over semantics ensue.

This is a well written yet simple way to illustrate the cost of using AI in a manner everyone can understand. There’s a reason the ancients used parables to explain things.

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Sara the Editor's avatar

To increase your math proficiency, I recommend using Elevate and focusing on the math portion. I've always been weak in math and it really does help.

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Douglas Marolla's avatar

The opportunities are enormous for those who not only take your advice, but then use AI to augment their own capabilities.

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Koen's avatar

You're not wrong, but you may have to relocate to live with Mennonites if you still want to have like-minded friends.

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