Alright I’ll bite: what percent of kids do we think will actually look at these as bots as “guides” to augment learning instead of just using them to substitute research/writing? I was a huge dork who loved the library and I would’ve used it to do my homework, not learn…bc that’s how kids think!
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Viewing AI chatbots as interactive guides--crafting thoughtful prompts and refining follow-up questions--is absolutely a learning skill. It teaches critical thinking, curiosity, and how to engage with information dynamically. Not a replacement for teachers, but a tool to sharpen how one can learn.
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It's a tool, it has its uses, but the primary one is to hoover up resources both environmental and financial.
Anything that can save time is viable if you know the teacher won’t press you on it.
You're talking about things like Google's AI results.
The quoted post is talking about things like interactive chatbots, who can semi-hold a conversation and interact back and forth about what you want to talk about.
I won't defend this as worthwhile, but I think the criticism of it is in a whole other area than "answering" AI.
like social media felt novel and exciting and fun in the beginning, and now it's been commoditized and weaponized to the nth degree
And whaddya know! The case cites are made up and are often misstatements of law!
I don't know about footwork, film study or all the intricacies that someone who has the proper training thinks about automatically.
AI takes it to another level, but IMO kids need to learn how to use the tools of their generation effectively.
I learned cursive and library research and use neither as a pro investment analyst.
"Think"?! You unironically expect that from a statistical model?
Libraries had gatekeepers to ensure accurate info, ie librarians.
AI LLMs used for learning without regulation will simply provide a stupider populace (part of the goal), reduce expertise, and provide an easy avenue for easily digested propaganda.
People need to stop buying Cuban's techbro bullshit.
Made me rethink some things.
Had no idea I didn't know how to "learn" until college hit.
Standardized Testing will do that to ya.
Skipping the steps also skips the benefit to us.
Were Cliff Notes used to support after actually reading like they were intended or were they used instead of reading?
https://bsky.app/profile/courtneymilan.com/post/3lig52y3g6k2b
Seriously I’ve heard this story every time some new tech came around that f’ed with peoples livelihood
Students use AI to do their homework for them. The students learn nothing as a result. Math, science, ELA, everything.
My belief is that if I don’t see it done in front of me, I don’t trust it. It’s really that simple.
Teenage me would have for sure used it for sure. I'm still offended by busywork as an old, lol
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/playboi-farti-and-his-ai-homework-machine/id1614253637?i=1000692332213
The idea that LLM powered chatbots can educate misunderstands their nature - they know nothing, they pattern match - and both you and he gloss over the inaccuracies. The idea that some theoretical
Muted.
Let your freak (or dork) flag fly!