alt Hacker NewsAI enables curious people to explore. Why do you say it kills curiosity? If anything, it's so recognizable with output I'd say it kills creativity.
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Until you explore "too deep" and get your whole account banned for suspicious activity and permanently grief your whole career.
Eh dunno. I've been gaslit (gaslighted?) by AI quite a few time. Along these lines: here's a design problem, how do I fix it? Oh known problem, here's the only sane way of doing it. Then I poke holes, AI tells me nonono, do like Computer say. Eventually relenting, telling me I'm right to push back, and doing a 180 turn. Then agreeing with me/adding options etc.
The RL metaoptimisation clearly sometimes pushes it to "here's one solution, end of story".
Agree. I have learned so much, so rapidly, over the last 3 years, thanks to these AI tools.
These things can be a poisoned chalice, leading to weaker long-term performance, or they can be a force multiplier. It's up to you how you use them.
It enables people to solve, not explore. It's a solution engine not a curiosity engine. Getting effortless answers at every turn is the opposite of curiosity.