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AI is positive for learning
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this post was submitted on 16 Nov 2025
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If people bring critical thinking skills to the table, AI is great! But "if" is doing some heavy lifting.
Don't know about other countries and generations, but as an American GenX dude, I only had two teachers through the end of high school that made the effort to teach critical thinking. I'd go as far as to say that lack is driving ALL of our political and societal issues.
You would be bugfuck crazy to agree with me on everything, but FFS, most people can't argue a point with facts. For that matter they can't tell the difference between a fact and an opinion, and that's where AI stands to hurt us.
OTOH, AI can't be worse than social media. For all the bitching about AI around here, LLMs get facts correct far above what FaceBook and Twitter are feeding us. I doubt the average lemming has really delved into those sites lately, me included! But it's hard to overstate how poisonous they are to the average citizen.
Look at Grok. LOL, that thing spits facts against it's own creator, and he's in total control!