Tech Crunch
Researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University recently published a study looking at how using generative AI at work affects critical thinking skills.
“Used improperly, technologies can and do result in the deterioration of cognitive faculties that ought to be preserved,” the paper states. More
To late, cell phones already did that.
Computers already have made us dumber. There is no arguing that. Can anyone even do long division on paper anymore?
^^^ I Can! ^^^^^
I can too. But your average 30 year old stands no chance.
It’s no wonder many under 35 just can not think rational thoughts for themselves.
AOC is a poster child for these people.
Today’s youth can’t spell because of spell check.
Can’t do math without a calculator.
Cursive is unknown to them because of computer screens.
Don’t know what bathroom do use because of adults.
Now they won’t know the difference between reality and fiction.
Wikipedia on steroids.
“It’s no wonder many under 35 just can not think rational thoughts for themselves.”
I’ve dealt with two contractors this month that just totally failed. So they were confronted, told they failed the job. One of the little pussies actually cried. The other one went right to “Your wife screamed at me”. Really, I’ve been married to her for ever and never heard her scream at anybody. You keep insulting my wife and shits gonna get real.
His response? “What’s that mean?”
They’re clueless. And talent-less. Too many participation trophies I think.
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Under 35. Closer to 30.
We are rapidly headed to the Wall-E movie.
https://youtu.be/5kngspqvHa0?si=fXeUDpQEWMz4kqyJ
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Did they use AI to perform the study?
AI says studies make us dumber.
FTFThem
TheMule:
I do long division in my head. Paper’s for people not as old as I am.
Definitely less creative and skillful.
I read another study recently that warned against “AI addiction” – over relying on AI to substitute for individual efforts and thinking.
I once had a student define critical thinking as “thinking that makes your brain hurt”. No wonder people don’t like it. It can be no fun.
While it seems that the trend is to push AI deep into the education system as early as possible, I advocate that we should treat it like alcohol consumption: Forbid it from use by children until their brains and cognitive skills have matured. And then monitor and regulate it.
“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”
-Frank Herbert, “Dune”
Google said I couldn’t get any dumber.
The slide-rule doesn’t need batteries, just an operator.
Side story – I was discussing a work topic with a coworker and we were struggling to understand our company’s approach to a commercial issue. She suggested asking the AI tool that our company has linked to our internal website. For fun I tried it and AI’s answer matched our thinking and opposite that of our corporate leaders approach.
Dumber?
Is that even possible to dislodge Public Education from the top slot of making people dumber??
“It’s a feature, not a bug.”
Treat it like alcohol, yes. Treat it like power tools. Treat it like firearms. Treat it like a driver’s license. Like any machine, it can help you do things rapidly, it can also help you make mistakes rapidly.