404 MediaThe creator of the AI agent “Einstein” wants to free humans from the burden of academic labor. Critics say that misses the point of education entirely.
https://www.404media.co/whats-the-point-of-school-when-ai-can-do-your-homework/
FoolishOwl@404mediaco The developer of the tool is basically describing it as an accelerationist attack on an education system that's really about issuing certifications without really encouraging thought. It seems misguided at best, and probably just rationalization, but it touches on a real problem.
ITsec Agentur@foolishowl @404mediaco Real knowledge is going to become precious sooner or later
Guerric Haché@itsec_agentur @foolishowl @404mediaco I read a history book that touches on this problem (Goliath's Curse, by Luke Kemp). The brief idea is that as power concentrates, people in power become less concerned with real knowledge and more focused on their own elite status games. When real problems strike that require real knowledge, the power structures (often whole governments) can't cope, and collapse. But if real knowledge persists outside of elite hierarchies, collapse can be cushioned against.
@itsec_agentur @foolishowl @404mediaco TL;DR you're totally right. And we've got to find ways to maintain real knowledge and learning even as these power structures try to make it irrelevant.
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