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Comment by bluefirebrand

2 days ago

We could encourage parents to take an active role in tutoring their kids but I guess that's just entirely out of the question?

Nah. Let's have AI do it

Yeah tell them to change things.. why didn't we think of that? Provide opportunities to make parenting less stressful like here so that they can involve more.. this reflexive anti AI luddite attitude isn't productive as it's just less signal and more noise..

  • A reflexive anti-AI Luddite attitude is the healthy default until there is overwhelming evidence otherwise.

    We should be wary of all new technology until it’s proven to be a benefit to society.

    • > We should be wary of all new technology until it’s proven to be a benefit to society.

      Nope. Any nation that thinks like this will be outcompeted by more tech-positive nations in the long-term. It's on the luddites to demonstrate evidence of harm, if they want some use of technology banned.

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  • "reflexive anti AI luddite attitude"

    That's awfully reductive there, champ. Most critiques of AI are based on some combination of observed failings of the technology, observed failings of the tech industry writ large, and healthy skepticism in the face of Yet Another Tech Industry Hype Typhoon. Anyway, the burden of proof isn't on skeptics, it's on the technology and it's proponents, so let's see some receipts before we agree to squander limited public resources on unproven systems yeah?

    • >Most critiques of AI are based on some combination of observed failings of the technology

      Most critiques of AI are based on experience with the cheapest AI available a year ago, by midwits unable to recognize that AI's performance on the Putnam, IMO and bar exam makes it far smarter than they are by almost every metric that was traditionally used to measure intelligence.

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