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The calculator comparisons are truly meaningless imo, a calculator does nothing if you don’t know how to use it and what to input, an LLM circumvents all that,
by techpression 3mo ago
The calculator comparisons are truly meaningless imo, a calculator does nothing if you don’t know how to use it and what to input, an LLM circumvents all that, but a lot of people seem to think it’s the same.
- AnEro 3mo agoIt’s not a perfect analogy. I’m approaching it from perspective of a more universal experience of people losing aspects of a skill over time by using a tool. When ultimately the skill learned with out it allows them to use the tool much better
- techpression 3mo agoAh yes, I very much agree on that framing.
- InvertedRhodium 3mo agoSocrates thought similar of reading and writing, if that analogy lands any better.
- LelouBil 3mo agoWhen I (and I assume others) use the calculator analogy, it's mainly about the teaching method. You learn math without a calculator, then you learn how to do the boring parts with a calculator that you would still be able to do (slower) if needed.