alt Hacker NewsThe big issue I’ve faced and seen others face is the use of LLMs induced skill atrophy.
For studying, LLMs feel Like using a robot to lift weights for you at gym.
——
If people used to get cardio as a side effect of having to walk everywhere, and we were forced to think as a side effect of having to actually do the homework, then are LLMs ushering in an era of cognitive ill health ?
For what it’s worth, I spend quite a bit of effort to understand how people are using LLMs, especially non-tech people.
What’s the value to know 7283828*7282828 when you have a computer next to you? What’s the value to know something when an AI can do in seconds. Maybe we need to realize that most of the knowledge is cheap now and deal with it.