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Will ChatGPT slowly remove people’s ability to think critically?

I believe in one way or another, it will. There are people nowadays already relying on ChatGPT to finish their homework, essentially taking out the need for them to think.

Curious to hear everyone’s thoughts.
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nen 2y ago

i think it’s the opposite!

talking about my experience with it, i asked not only topics i would be curious about but also topics i know pretty well, and… it sucks at nuances and professional info, more like an amateur friend who can get you interested in something but couldn’t provide deep knowledge. or understanding. when a person realises they really want to explore the topic even further, they would seek more academic knowledge

and that’s exactly what those lang models as tools are created for

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Steven Yang 2y ago

That’s a very good point.

Like you said, AI right now can be described as a Jack of all trades, but master of none.

What it does really well right now is the ability to complete tasks on our behalf. But information gathering seem to be its weak point.

What I am afraid of is when we start to take whatever AI gives us as an answer as correct.

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nen 2y ago

well, it’s not the first time people are searching for the truth, huh?

in journalism there’s such thing as three-source rule. it could be a starting point for chatbots as well.

chatGPT doesn’t have it yet, but youChat (you.com) provides links to sites it uses for answering questions