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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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monk_grilla • yesterday at 11:34 PM
That's an interesting observation. I wonder if simply prompting for that in your personal system prompt might help?
"Be aware of 'xy problems': when the user asks x but really, they need the answer to y to further their understanding. ..."
The models are so capable now I think a lot of these real limitations can be solved by prompting, harnesses or fine-tuning.
That's interesting, thanks for sharing. Can you please share a specific example of what you describe? Does the student stop asking why after a while?