Professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI(www.theguardian.com)
15 pointsby fallinditch11 hours ago1 comment
  • scuff3d7 hours ago
    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.
    • fallinditch5 hours ago
      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.""

      Deep

      • scuff3dan hour ago
        I worked as a tutor all through my engineering degree, and my brother teaches math at a state school. I think the concerns are warranted. It's hard enough to get students to put in the effort, and now offloading the work is insanely easy. Even some of the good students just won't have the self discipline to use the tools well.

        It's gonna be even worse in K-12 I imagine, given the already rapidly slipping standards (in the US anyway).