People who first used chatgpt and then didn’t did not improve at the same rate as those who started unassisted.
I mean, yeah? Using chatgpt instead of writing teaches you essentially nothing about writing. Breaking that habit and learning to write would be somewhat harder than just writing. That doesn’t make them less intelligent or able to learn in other areas.
That’s not me saying generative AI is good, there are plenty of other reasons it’s unethical and I don’t use it at all, but the idea that it reduces your cognitive abilities generally isn’t well supported.
Breaking that habit and learning to write would be somewhat harder than just writing.
That is literally a reduction in cognitive abilities? Also their recall was harmed, even in the essays they wrote unassisted. Not remembering work (and presumably thinking) you did is uh bad.
The context for this is investigating whether using these machines when studying is harmful, evidence indicates it harms your learning and thus cognitive abilities.
What could cognitive abilities possibly mean except the ability to do tasks requiring cognition?
i think what LLM defenders fail to grasp is the argument that these are not tools that augment human potential, rather they are crutches that allow incuriousity to fester. why do a little research into a topic, figure some shit out with some critical insight, and then lay it out for others when you can just throw prompts at a bot and have some good-enough bullshit to submit?
im not over here saying workers should expend more effort for the bosses. i’m saying if you want or need to communicate with another human being, using the written language, you need to practice the skill to keep it sharp. it’s perishable. i have seen it wither on the vine in some people, and it’s some Flowers for Algernon ass shit.
and, to be frank, practicing and honing a skill at work is a benefit that i, the worker, carry with me and can use for my own purposes later. there are some skills and abilities i am happy to let a tool do the all the work, like hauling garbage, busting rocks or long division. basic information gathering, analysis, and re-organizing for dissemination isn’t something anybody needs to be sidestepping.
I mean, yeah? Using chatgpt instead of writing teaches you essentially nothing about writing. Breaking that habit and learning to write would be somewhat harder than just writing. That doesn’t make them less intelligent or able to learn in other areas.
That’s not me saying generative AI is good, there are plenty of other reasons it’s unethical and I don’t use it at all, but the idea that it reduces your cognitive abilities generally isn’t well supported.
That is literally a reduction in cognitive abilities? Also their recall was harmed, even in the essays they wrote unassisted. Not remembering work (and presumably thinking) you did is uh bad.
The context for this is investigating whether using these machines when studying is harmful, evidence indicates it harms your learning and thus cognitive abilities.
What could cognitive abilities possibly mean except the ability to do tasks requiring cognition?
i think what LLM defenders fail to grasp is the argument that these are not tools that augment human potential, rather they are crutches that allow incuriousity to fester. why do a little research into a topic, figure some shit out with some critical insight, and then lay it out for others when you can just throw prompts at a bot and have some good-enough bullshit to submit?
im not over here saying workers should expend more effort for the bosses. i’m saying if you want or need to communicate with another human being, using the written language, you need to practice the skill to keep it sharp. it’s perishable. i have seen it wither on the vine in some people, and it’s some Flowers for Algernon ass shit.
and, to be frank, practicing and honing a skill at work is a benefit that i, the worker, carry with me and can use for my own purposes later. there are some skills and abilities i am happy to let a tool do the all the work, like hauling garbage, busting rocks or long division. basic information gathering, analysis, and re-organizing for dissemination isn’t something anybody needs to be sidestepping.