db0toTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·5 months agoOpinion | Will A.I. Ever Live Up to Its Hype?(www.nytimes.com)external-linkarrow-up162arrow-down113message-square45 fedilink
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minus-squareveeeEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·5 months agolinkfedilinkThe benefits to learning math and science look pretty promising.
minus-squarebest_username_everEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·5 months agolinkfedilinkNot for junior programmers around me. They use ChatGPT and then cannot tell me what “they” wrote or why it’s wrong. They will learn nothing and I suspect it’s the same for every thing that requires some thinking and fixing your own mistakes. As a senior I don’t care, but I pity them.
minus-squareveeeEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agolinkfedilinkRight, that’s just plagiarism. I’m talking about the recent demos using AI to teach you subject matter via conversation. Seems like info retention could be higher.
The benefits to learning math and science look pretty promising.
Not for junior programmers around me. They use ChatGPT and then cannot tell me what “they” wrote or why it’s wrong. They will learn nothing and I suspect it’s the same for every thing that requires some thinking and fixing your own mistakes.
As a senior I don’t care, but I pity them.
Right, that’s just plagiarism.
I’m talking about the recent demos using AI to teach you subject matter via conversation. Seems like info retention could be higher.