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> This tech is already devastating education across the globe, and has been built on outright theft of creative work by people who can expect nothing in return.
by fc417fc802 4mo ago
> This tech is already devastating education across the globe, and has been built on outright theft of creative work by people who can expect nothing in return.
Not sure you realize how divorced from reality this statement appears (at least to me). These things make fantastic personal tutors for material up though the bachelor's level that are available around the clock and never tire of your inane questions. Currently google offers this for free on their home page without even needing to log in (at least from a residential ISP in the US).
- intended 4mo agoMultiple educators and institutes are grappling with a plague of cheating. This is just a recent article : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48708991 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48708991 LLMs are found to erode skill > https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872 https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872 LLMs have largely been a net negative on human education systems.
- fc417fc802 4mo agoIf some subset of people use calculators to cheat or their skills atrophy how does that have anything to do with whether or not they serve a useful purpose? LLMs will revolutionize education for those that care to learn. They will have at least as large an impact on access to knowledge as wikipedia had ~25 years ago.
- intended 4mo agoI went down this rabbit hole, and if you see the MIT study, its not calculators anymore. Also - which kid (or adult) wants to study instead of just play? Furthermore, Wikipedia (and calculators) were largely free, nor did they come with a side of white collar work automation.