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ValentineCyesterday at 8:44 PM1 replyview on HN

One thing I've repeatedly told people is that chatbots are often the most patient teachers we'll ever get (especially when explaining "stupid" questions) — compared to what we've encountered on StackOverflow or Reddit.


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epolanskiyesterday at 9:43 PM

They lack the empathy to understand where and why you're struggling.

I've given private math lessons and seen students struggle with ai, even though ai gave the right answers.

My intuition is that humans spot xy problems easier when teaching (user ask x but really needs y), whereas llms will oblige writing about x.

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