Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.

  • TimothyOilpants@lemmy.caEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Isn’t the entire point of computers to achieve a result faster than we could without them?

    Your argument seems like bemoaning the invention of the paint roller because people won’t learn how to use brushes or their hands to paint walls.

    Work output isn’t inherently more valuable just because the job was harder to do, or took more effort.

    • aesthelete@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      17 days ago

      Eh, not really, and it isn’t really an argument but more of a lighthearted prediction.

      I think the big question is whether or not the “frontier” models continue to be available and evolve, because the business model for running them seems very unsound.

      I kinda hope the AI bubble busts, and that afterwards some of the efforts turn toward making open source models more performant and powerful.