Relentless advancement to produce new gen of blob-no-thoughts seppos

I asked Wendy if I could read the paper she turned in, and when I opened the document, I was surprised to see the topic: critical pedagogy, the philosophy of education pioneered by Paulo Freire. The philosophy examines the influence of social and political forces on learning and classroom dynamics. Her opening line: “To what extent is schooling hindering students’ cognitive ability to think critically?” Later, I asked Wendy if she recognized the irony in using AI to write not just a paper on critical pedagogy but one that argues learning is what “makes us truly human.” She wasn’t sure what to make of the question. “I use AI a lot. Like, every day,” she said. “And I do believe it could take away that critical-thinking part. But it’s just — now that we rely on it, we can’t really imagine living without it.”

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    3 days ago

    an ecology degree

    yep, that’s probably it

    Not only because of the impact on the environment, but also because its a degree path that’s less likely to attract a lot of “I just need to get through this and get a profitable degree that will let me get a good job” types. I’m still surprised you aren’t seeing it a little bit though. I guess you might not know? idk

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        2 days ago

        strangely from 2 professors I’ve had

        That’s so frustrating jfc

        I have coworkers who constantly trip over themselves to use it and don’t seem to realize that it leads them astray more often than it helps them.

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          I refuse to use AI for anything other than maybe helping my ADHD ass understand instructions if they are very vague or flowery. Even then I take it with a lot of skepticism and double check with other sources.

          I once asked a professor to explain how to do something and they said “I’m not going to do it for you”

          I… I just wanted you to teach me? That’s what I’m going into 100k debt for?