VirtualEndlessWill t1_j31p0mw wrote on January 5, 2023 at 1:24 PM

Reply to comment by Think_Olive_1000 in NYC Bans Students and Teachers from Using ChatGPT by blueSGL

Why use a smartphone for navigation when you can use a paper map, right?

It’s time that we let go of hindrances and embrace the technology that helps humans. If an AI can write a draft essay about a topic then I would like to use it for saving time. You eventually have to understand the topic and likely learn it by simply reviewing and adjusting the product. It’s much better than crawling through search engines and books for days.

Think_Olive_1000 t1_j328kga wrote on January 5, 2023 at 3:45 PM

your ability to use google maps effectively correlates pretty well with how well you understand paper maps. things like logitude, latitude, being able to read the legend, being able to understand what contour lines mean. If we teach students to be lazy and not understand these things then they won't even know how to prompt an ai effectively into doing what they want. Not to mention they'd be left completely helpless in situations where being able to read a map is vital - like if they're abroad and they have no internet access (offline map only, no guidance), which is not uncommon. Ofcourse, you might never encounter that situation if you're a lardy american.

VirtualEndlessWill t1_j3342do wrote on January 5, 2023 at 6:55 PM

Actually, I really have no clue about this topic (professional education, the proper training of people into junior experts of a field), so it's hard to bring up any more points. I've never grown up or used ai for studying myself so maybe your point is correct. There's definitely a big risk of using (or abusing) ai because it can promote reliance on ai.

My point would be that this reliance is the way of the future (just like smartphones and apps) and certain people will still try to understand more about this topic and therefore educate themselves, but then that's the idea behind education.

So yeah, maybe the rational consensus is limiting the amount of AI used in education that is designed for developing real expertise, but allowing AI to assist people in everyday life.