Widely covered MIT paper saying AI boosts worker productivity is, in fact, complete bullshit it turns out.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mit-says-it-no-longer-stands-behind-students-ai-research-paper-11434092?st=sF3Wvo&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

@GossiTheDog
Ah, but they don't say -what- is wrong with the study. That's a shame.
#antiai
@vitloksbjorn the implication seems to be bad data, at least.

"If you want to be a bit snarky about it, you can alternatively think of AI as a very overconfident rubber duck that exclusively uses the Socratic method, is prone to irrelevant tangents, and is weirdly obsessed with quirky hats. Whatever floats your ducky."

https://hazelweakly.me/blog/stop-building-ai-tools-backwards/

Stop Building AI Tools Backwards | Hazel Weakly

I’ve been reading this week about how humans learn, and effective ways of transferring knowledge. In addition, I’ve also had AI in the back of my mind, and...

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