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> don't learn anything I don't think this is true. We learn a lot: Deference. Dependency. Entitlement. Impatience. Conformity. Distraction. Overconfidence. Int
by nonrandomstring 2y ago
> don't learn anything
I don't think this is true. We learn a lot: Deference. Dependency.
Entitlement. Impatience. Conformity. Distraction. Overconfidence.
Intemperance...
If something "does the thinking for you" it has a much deeper effect
than simply being a "crutch for the mind". It changes our relation to
the world, to knowledge, motives, ambition, self-control...
"AI" is going to change our minds, but from what I've seen so far the
outcome is a really quite awful kind of person, a net burden to
society rather than a creative and productive asset.
- visarga 2y agoMaybe we need AIs that take care of our growth as well. Let's say a school or company mandates one hour chatting with an AI that will ask you questions and probe your knowledge, and give in explanations as well for things you don't know. The more time you spend with it, the better, it acts like a tutor not like a subordinate that hides away complexity from you. There is no reason AI can't work like a tutor, the current crop is just a first take on the human-AI interaction problem. The motivation part can be solved by gamification and constraints - you need to earn a number of points by chatting the AI, and those points are reported to your teacher/manager. So a triad of student+AI+human coach would solve the motivation part.
- nonrandomstring 2y agoThose are called parents.