While browsing the references of the paper, I found such a perfect evisceration of GenAI.
We have confused what we can write down with what we usefully know and compounded the error by supposing that because computers can help us write down more they can obviously help us know more.
The marks are on the knowledge worker - Kidd, Alison
That’s from 1994 folks, they were talking about the wonder of relational databases.
Qualitatively, GenAI shifts the nature of critical thinking toward information verification, response integration, and task stewardship.
Information verification is super important and probably just as important as raw critical thinking. However, when a person is stuck only validating shit output from genai, I could see that as a negative.
and as the paper details, they don’t do that either
I get forced to do more critical thinking than I want to faster than I normally would, since im getting the fast responses, its tiring, if I do something myself I go at my own pace, with ai theres always more stuff to check and do and think about, so I burn out
It was already known that “users with access to GenAI tools produce a less diverse set of outcomes for the same task.”
Why is this portrayed as a bad thing? Correct answers are correct answers. The only thing LLMs typically are bad at, are things that are seldom discussed or have some ambiguity behind them. So long as users understand the limitations of AI and understand when and where to trust them - then why is their diversity in output a bad thing?
Regularly we seek uniformity in output in order to better handle its output in tasks further down. I don’t see this as a bad thing at all.
The only thing LLMs typically are bad at, are things that are seldom discussed or have some ambiguity behind them.
yeah no wonder you’re a racist cunt
others have said the bits that matter already, but for my part: what in the fuck kind of post is this
why don’t you look at the paper then and find out
Correct answers are correct answers.
you should be so lucky
So long as users understand the limitations of AI
this isn’t those people
I have read the paper, how about not immediately jumping to the condescending, patronizing tone?
Also, you didn’t answer the question. It simply says “users with access to GenAI tools”. You’ve added your own qualifications separate from the question at hand.
how about you go fuck yourself
The only thing LLMs typically are bad at
is everything. including summarizing research since it’s pretty fucking obvious you didn’t read shit. now fuck off
also, holy fuck their post history is essentially nothing but unsubtle dogwhistles and pro-AI garbage
lol the nazi sees nothing wrong with LLMs of course
…I did it again. I looked.
oof.
The condescension and patronisation is well deserved. Your question is answered in the fucking title of the paper.
The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking
If you’d ever engaged in critical thinking, then maybe we could have avoided this exercise.
It’s not stupid people, just people rightfully not giving a fuck IMO.
read the paper, they’re very stupid also
