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gunshoes t1_j91kmyu wrote

Imo it's about the same. ChatGPT is just replacing the daily "do I need to know math, plz say no" post.

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bloodmummy t1_j931005 wrote

A family member now thinks he knows more about ML than I do because he read 2 articles on ChatGPT and figured out how to prompt it... I'm literally doing a PhD in ML...

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Optimal-Asshole t1_j93j6ez wrote

I wonder if this is how people with PhDs in virology or climate science feel

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400Volts t1_j93ldmw wrote

I asked some of them a while back, yeah it's exactly how they feel. This seems to happen a lot to every expert

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pyepyepie t1_j95eqm5 wrote

Virology hits me hard, I might have been the idiot once or twice (always did what I was told though, I mean in discussions).

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Chemputer t1_j9l3gz8 wrote

Please tell me you explained the Dunning-Kruger effect to him.

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Wrandraall t1_j9415hk wrote

And every subreddits has its own plague posts. This is the main flaw of reddit : a pyramidal system where a lot of new subscribers / beginners ask the same and the same questions, without either thinking more than 10 seconds by themselves or searching for it in the sub history

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cajmorgans t1_j950xr8 wrote

Oh god…

”I wasn’t that great with math, but I know +,-,*/, can I become a professionell data scientist like yesterday?”

I’m studying a Bachelor in ML/DS and had a pretty solid background joining the program. In 1 year, we’ve had maybe 50% drop offs because “Too much math bro”…

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