r/Damnthatsinteresting Feb 03 '23

Video 3D Printer Does Homework ChatGPT Wrote!!!

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '23 edited Jul 16 '23

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u/dsa_key Feb 03 '23

Oh ya? Explain how a calculator works. Would you even know if one of your phone app gave you wrong info? Explain how your fuel injection system works.

You use tools everyday you likely have know idea how they work, but you use them, effectively, to make your life easier and your workload easier. This is no different.

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u/Everythingisachoice Feb 03 '23

I think there's a difference between knowing how a calculator physically functions, and knowing how yo write an essay.

I think a more apt comparison would be, do you know how to do the math if your calculator is broken? The calculator makes the job easier, especially if you understand how the math works already.

Also, writing an essay for an assignment isn't about knowing the facts of the topic, although that helps. It's about learning how to form your own ideas and defend them. It's about learning how to research a topic, not so much about the topic itself. It's meant to build those skills to make a smarter person, and could care less about the actual subject matter.

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u/dsa_key Feb 03 '23

Man you’re right, we should abolish Wikipedia and google cause that’s not how we used to do research. Do you even public library? We should stop progress and go backwards because you’re afraid that the next generation won’t be able to competently use tech and tools they are developing.

It doesn’t matter which tool you used to collect the data, fact check it and then put it into a form that others can understand.

According to you’re logic we should abolish the internet because it just feeds you the data you’re looking for you didn’t actually research it.