Microsoft Study Finds Relying on AI Kills Your Critical Thinking Skills
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Good thing most Americans already don't possess those!
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I thought that's what it means?
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Memorization is not the same thing as critical thinking.
A library of internalized axioms is necessary for efficient critical thinking. You can't just turn yourself into a Chinese Room of analysis.
A well designed test will freely give you an equation sheet or even allow a cheat sheet.
Certain questions are phrased to force the reader to pluck out and categorize bits of information, to implement complex iterations of simple formulae, and to perform long-form calculations accurately without regard to the formulae themselves.
But for elementary skills, you're often challenging the individual to retain basic facts and figures. Internalizing your multiplication tables can serve as a heuristic that's quicker than doing simple sums in your head. Knowing the basic physics formulae - your F = ma, ρ=m/V, f= V/λ etc - can give you a broader understanding of the physical world.
If all you know how to do is search for answers to basic questions, you're slowing down your ability to process new information and recognize patterns or predictive signals in a timely manner.
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The same could be said about people who search for answers anywhere on the internet, or even the world, and don’t have some level of skepticism about their sources of information.
It’s more like, not having critical thinking skills perpetuates a lack of critical thinking skills.
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When was the last time you did math without a calculator?
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I think "deliberately suppressed" is different than lost.
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Unless you suffer from ADHD with object permanence issues, then in that case you can go fuck yourself.
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Something something.... Only phone number I remember is your mother's phone number (Implying that is for when I'm calling her to arrange a session of sexual intercourse, that she willingly and enthusiastically participates in).
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No, he said Breath as a service, which is funny!
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i use my thinking skills to tell the LLM to quit fucking up and try again or I'm gonna fire his ass
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that "ow, my balls" reference caught me off-guard
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Gemini told me critical thinking wasn't important. So I guess that's ok.
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No shit.
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That's the same company that approved Clippie and the magic wizard.
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Oddly enough that's exactly what corporate wants. Mindless drones to do their bidding unquestioned
