> Honestly, the pervasiveness of LLMs looks to really erode the critical thinking of entire future generations. Yes and no. Upper middle class parents as a gr

> Honestly, the pervasiveness of LLMs looks to really erode the critical thinking of entire future generations. Yes and no. Upper middle class parents as a group will still instill critical thinking skills in their kids. But the above comment reveals more about SES (socioeconomic status) and education in general rather than something specific to critical thinking or LLMs. The current education environment in the US heavily favors kids from higher SES families for a number of reason. LLMs won’t change this. The challenge for the education system, imho, is to find a way for lower SES kids to thrive in an LLM environment. Pre-LLM, this was already a challenge, but was possible. Post-LLM, the LLM crutch may be too easy for some lower SES folks to lean on such that they don’t develop the skills they need to develop higher order skills.