add-sub-mul-div a day ago

Also, a crutch for doing long division is not the same as a crutch for general thinking and creativity.

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  • rini17 a day ago

    It isn't something completely new, there are many cases of unwarranted trust in machines even before computers existed. AI just adds persuasion.

    The "Pray Mr. Babbage..." anecdote comes to mind: https://www.azquotes.com/quote/14183

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zarmin a day ago

This comment indirectly represents my current biggest fear with respect to AI; I have encountered a disturbing lack of comprehension for figurative language. Abstractions, analogies, and figurative language are, I believe, critical tools for thinking. "Rotten wood, what are you even saying?"

People also seem to be losing their ability to detect satire.

I'm concerned GenAI will lower creative standards too, that people will be fine with the sound of suno, or the look of Dall-E. How then would the arts evolve?

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  • danielbln 19 hours ago

    How will arts evolve? By recombining these things, as it always has. I swear, this thread is a collection of the most curmudgeony people. "People no longer use their memory now that all those pesky books are around".

    The kids will be alright.

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