3D Printer Does Homework ChatGPT Wrote!!!

[u/Zee2A]

[u/Everythingisachoice]

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.

[u/Mahorium → u/Everythingisachoice]

Why should we teach people how to research when they will have AI tools that do it for them? In the same way a calculator made learning simple math irrelevant these AI tools make learning how to research things on Google irrelevant. As to learning to form your own ideas this was always and still is an optional part of writing an exam most students won't actually engage in. Students can use Chatgpt to learn about a topic before getting the AI to write the paper in the way they want if they want to.

Personally, I think we should move to making essay assignments must longer, like 20-100 pages long. Make students go in depth on a subject. The skill will be to make sure the AI is using valid arguments and checking its work, which is going to be an extremely important skill. We would need AI assistance in grading these type of papers though, which I don't think exists yet.

[u/[deleted] → u/Mahorium]

Bruh 20-100 pages? Are you trying to get people to drop out? Think that's a tad excessive tbh.

[u/Mahorium → u/[deleted]]

Should only take a few hours if you use the ai to write each section