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I don't think our existence should be dictated by economics. There are certain skills, creative and analytical, that should be practiced even when there is no economic incentive to do so. I actually think the idea of a chatbot solving your math homework or shitting out an essay is seriously regressive. Like, sure, if you instead train students to coax AI into producing "an answer", they might be able to find work. But they also missed the opportunity to practice certain cognitive skills that would enable them to develop their own ideas. Not everyone can be a specialist (or needs to be). But at the same time, they should not be handed a crutch from the get-to which discourages independence and practice.

That's not to say that there aren't certain repetitive tasks that can benefit from technology. But have you ever had a numerical problem on a calculator? Do you realize how often technology can lead to bad math? It happens a lot. If you blindly follow wolframalpha, you'll get things wrong. And you'll have absolutely no idea why.



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