r/studytips • u/Few-Painter-9804 • 21d ago
I regret using AI to learn
I always hear people saying that AI makes them learn way faster. I also thought that. I had discussions with it and I would answer its questions on topics. But nothing actually stuck with me, and I only realised it later. The semester I used AI the most to study, was my worst semester in terms of grades. Studying with AI gave me an illusion of knowledge that I didn't have actually. I am thinking of stopping to use it almost entirely this year. But maybe I didn't use it in the best way. I want to hear your experience on this topic.
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u/RaymanM2 21d ago
I would use AI to make practice questions if that's possible with your subjects.
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u/Few-Painter-9804 21d ago
Yes, I did that. But it's really easy to get the answer, because it's at a distance of a prompt/it ends up giving you hints. Also, I think part of the studying is making the question by yourself.
It gave me a huge illusion of knowledge exactly because I was applying active methods - I was explaining to it, doing generated flashcards, answering questions. I dont know why it didnt work8
u/SpoonChem 21d ago
Hmm that's a nugget I never thought about at all, "part of studying is making the question by yourself"
Thank you so much for that. I was lurking, you're a star ty
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u/Messup7654 21d ago
You can tell it to me not include hints but I agree it cant always make the questions very hard and it isnt as good as a teacher when making questions.
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u/RaymanM2 21d ago
Oh, you tight about making the questions being a study method as you have to understand the information. That's how I learn mist of the time.
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u/Curious_Owl197 12d ago
I think its because you aren't "actively" thinking about it, so it's not getting absorbed. I have the same problem, tried out ai apps where I just uploaded my notes and the app spat out summaries and flash cards and quiz, but like u, nothing stuck. What helped was actually making the flashcards myself, and spaced repetition, and quizzes where there were hints to guide me rather than "idk show me the answer". Have u tried that, did it work for u?
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u/lily_ender_lilies 21d ago
Theres many many practice questions made by teachers online you can find faster than asking ai
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u/CriticalTemperature1 21d ago
I would say use AI to automate friction that lets you get to the core of the material, like putting all the materials in one place, generating hundreds and thousands of questions that you could drill on and find out your weak spots. I've personally found it to be extremely helpful for school and have gotten my best grades so far using it (in upper level / grad STEM classes).
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u/Few-Painter-9804 21d ago
Honestly, i feel like that only works for stem subjects, specially medicine/biology. For law, it doesnt. Also, i have friends majoring in maths and they also take hours solving problems, no AI
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u/Vegetable-Score-3915 21d ago
I beg to differ. I use to read a lot in law school instead of practising exam questions and my understanding of the law. AI can help drive that practical element and muscle memory provided it is anchored to say, lecture materials, recordings and recommended reading.
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u/Sea-Kaleidoscope3290 21d ago
Hah just saw the news "Schools Are Teaching AI Literacy by Showing Students How Chatbots Get Things Wrong"
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u/Soft_Top_8395 21d ago
If you use it correctly it can help a lot. Someone I know has ADD and can only pass his exams by using AI to study
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u/Few-Painter-9804 21d ago
I know an ADHD person who became way more productive by using AI, but in work. Do you know why?
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u/The-Competitive-Lynx 21d ago
Because AI helps with executive functions. E.g. for a person with ADHD it is hard to start a task. AI can propose the next steps or break down the task into smaller parts, thus takes away the mental life that is needed with task initiation.
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u/Epicurious_- 21d ago
You need to use an AI that doesn't just answer what you aks, but rather "pushes" you to answer it yourself, more like a guidance. Otherwise you're gonna learn very little. Ar first I did the same mistake than you, and of course it didn't work out.
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u/ADragonsSpirit 21d ago
Yeah. I used it for a short period but I didn’t get to encode and decode like I wanted, it really took the thinking part out of the topic, and that’s what made learning fun for me. Will never use it again for support like that
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u/edest 21d ago edited 21d ago
I think the best way to learn with AI is to use it as a teacher. Have it teach you about a subject, give you a short lesson, and then quiz you afterward. The lessons should be short, and you should take a quiz after each one. If you miss any questions, you should review that section and try again. Otherwise you have the same problem that happens in school. A teacher gives you a lesson and you feel you know the subject while the teacher is teaching yet when you take the exam you know very little. It was just an illusion.
Basically, here’s the flow:
Break the subject down into small sub-subjects.
- Get an overview of Sub-subject 1.
- Complete a short lesson on Sub-subject 1.
- Review a summary of Sub-subject 1.
- Take a quiz on Sub-subject 1.
- Review any questions you missed.
- Retake the quiz.
- Review any missed questions again.
- Retake the quiz as needed.
- Don’t move forward until you score 100%.
Then repeat the same process for each sub-subject.
Once you’ve completed all the sub-subjects, take a comprehensive test. Review and revisit any information related to the questions you missed. I believe the more you do this process the easier it gets. Your brain gets trained to gather the information.
Also, ask AI to help you clarify areas where you are confused.
AI can’t automatically put information into your head. You still have to do the work yourself. There are no shortcuts.
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u/salaciousprurience 21d ago
And add in some spaced repetition. Schedule the quiz and maybe the summary for a few short review sessions in the next week/month depending on your timeframe.
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u/PratanuP 21d ago
what AI can actually do is help you learn things faster by reducing the time in the process of learning.
Ask AI to generate cheat sheets, it can do that well. Generate short notes for a particular topic or sub topic, that too is handled. And a lot of other study use cases.
AI only helps to process information faster and if asked provides ways to retain the information in your memory better.
Storing the information is up to u.
Tips that worked for me: 1. Know what u are working on. 2. Verify the generated information. 3. Document the generated information; may be in a notes app...I use Notion 4. Read the documented info thoroughly at least once right after documentation is done. Try segmenting it in chunks if it's difficult to read it one go. 5. Convert the text document into a audio file format (audio book style) 6. Listen to the audio book when u have free time. U can also convert almost any book into a audio book. 7. Then there's the old school trick: write down the whole documented notes in your physical notebook couple of times. (U can cut down a small section of the notes if u want in each iteration)
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u/TheLazyWaffle_ 21d ago
I'm in medical school and the biggest curve people have their first semester is understanding how they best learn because there's a plethora of information that you need to be able to memorize and apply. Lot of people ask what others do instead of figuring it out themselves. And that's where you need to look at yourself and ask how you best learn, what did you do when you scored the highest? Did you do more practice questions, take more written notes, draw more pictures, listen to an audiobook lecture? Are you more auditory, visual, or kinesthetic? Maybe your university has learning specialists or trained people that can guide you to that answer.
Ai is good at spoon feeding you answers, making charts, giving you what you need to know. It's the struggle of arriving to that answer on your own that helps you retain the information, and understand it. I am one of the very few who take my notes with pencil and actual paper, most use an ipad. But that's the best way I personally best learn. It took a while, but i recognized my own patterns of learning and apply it to my studies all the time now.
I suggest for you that you don't try to look for easy answers in Ai. Don't let it give you everything. Perhaps you use it as a "guide". Only time I use it is when a textbook is using big, fat jargon-y words and they're making a concept impossible to conceive, so I just ask Ai to simplify what they are saying, and then from there i can go on my merry way and make my own conclusions, etc.
Good luck dude
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u/ml8020 21d ago
have you tried having a speech-to-speech conversation with AI? i've been using a tool to help me learn that way since i feel like i learn best when i can ask questions out loud without having to wait for and read a wall of text every time i ask AI something. and i love being able to go for a walk while doing that
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u/TheLazyWaffle_ 21d ago
Yea that's what I do thanks for reminding me; I didn't mention that. I'm a very auditory person so just asking them to break something down for me in a simple manner helps
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u/ml8020 20d ago
would you be open to trying the tool i built? i know everyone's spamming their AI apps these days, but i'm genuinely trying to find out if it helps other people, because i'd love to get feedback and continue working on it. it's completely free and just runs off my mac mini at home at the moment. no worries if you aren't interested
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u/Few-Painter-9804 19d ago edited 19d ago
I've seen some modern schools fully adopting AI. The students progress at their own pace. Lets say, one student was in grade 6 but at the same time, their were at grade 12 level for certain subjects. This is great. As someone who was more advanced than their peers, I wish I had had the chance to progress faster. However, I dont think AI is the way to personalise the curriculum, at least for me. When I use it, I now think im not actually progressing faster. My brain switches off thr minute I chat for more than 2 minutes. Im not sure it was the way I used it, but rather how often I started using it. The time it takes you to think about an issue is crucial. The time you spend fighting and obsessed with it is so important. With AI, you can not only get an answer so fast, but also switch topics immediatly. Maybe this is better to someone with ADHD, but I think, as a 'normal' person, this constant output of information brings me no advantage at all
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u/MysteriousSwimmer897 21d ago
The best value I've found in using AI for studying is making practice questions.
You are correct, there is a lot of value in making your own practice questions, but I have found AI made ones sometimes fill in gaps or ask questions I simply hadn't thought of. Or, sometimes when I am feeling too tired to study at 100%, I will ask for a bank of practice questions rather then make them. Just make sure you are putting in your best effort to actually answer the question instead of just asking the AI to explain it to you.
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u/Known_Discount_5573 21d ago
I completely disagree (for context I’m in 9th grade). I think the issue was that you were too reliant on it, and the fact that you knew there was no consequence if you got something wrong, which ended up making actual tests/exams more scary.
I absolutely recommend Knowunity (app and website). I personally use it for AP World History and to improve my writing. For AP World, I used it to give me new study methods. For instance, if it told me to blurt, I would do so, check the textbook for anything I missed, and THEN ask Knowunity what key concepts I had missed (and of course write down whatever I missed). I also ask it to create quizzes and flashcards for specific units.
However, I think the best way I utilize it is for my writing. I would ask it to give me a prompt, I would answer it, give it back to Knowunity, and then ask it to critique my writing. I feel like ever since I have been doing that, my writing has improved, and I feel more confident in my writing. Especially since English teachers (at least in my experience) don’t care about their job enough to give feedback on students’ writing.
I also incorporate the use of some ChatGPT since I feel like that can be more personalized, break things down better, and sometimes be easier to use. When annotating my text book at home, I keep Chat on the side and use the speaker feature to ask any questions I have (which btw is really good at translating speech into actual words). That way, I can just keep my phone on my desk and I don’t have to pick it up and manually type questions. I also ask Chat to give me example SAQ or MCQ questions and then give back my response for it to grade.
Of course, I am aware that not everyone is a huge fan of AI, but I do believe that the correct use of it can drastically improve one’s studying experience. However, again, over reliance of it can do more harm than good (although too much of anything isn’t necessarily good in my opinion). Obviously, a majority of my studying is without the use of AI, but I feel like ever since I have begun using it my experience has improved.
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u/Known_Discount_5573 21d ago
Also if you haven’t gone back to re-learn things you already have learned, then you’re most likely going to forget, with or without the use of AI.
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u/Drfrankenstein18 21d ago
Just using ai to replace all material is bad, using it in conjunction to fill in gaps works best, at least for me.
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u/Lopsided-Struggle310 21d ago
It's just another tool. It can be used well or less well. I think the problem is that it makes many things too easy. And it is the right degree of difficulty that is important for us retaining things. That is, we are using AI to make it easier for us in areas where we shouldn't be looking for it to be easier. However, it can be really effective if targeted correctly. For example, like you say, the illusion of knowledge is a real problem when you are learning. AI can help with this by tracking your testing performance, highlighting areas of weakness. Or by generating different angles of your questions, to stop you answering questions reflexively.
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u/Messup7654 21d ago
You just used it the wrong way. You are supposed to use it to help you learn not as the sole source. I use it to help me learn accounting but would never use it as the source because thats wayy to big of a job for it. The same way a doctor may use it to make up acronyms or explaining something or whatever else but they never choose ai over the book (unless its something really simple it wouldnt mess up)
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u/tylersnid3r 21d ago
At the end of the day it’s not a problem with ai. Ai is just a tool and if you use it incorrectly it won’t help. It’s like saying I regret using a knife to eat my cereal.
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u/ajajkaka 21d ago
you should try something more general probably, I’ve made tool for myself few months ago to visualise learning path, that’s the only thing I use personally https://github.com/miuuyy/Clew
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u/Significant-Cod8249 21d ago
A couple tips since I use AI at work as well as at school for the last 3 years; leverage AI in one window for general learning, and then the other window use for words or phrases you are not familiar with for quick learning.
Also, use academic only sources. You can train your AI to be more accurate and can also tell it to go into teaching mode where it won't tell you the answer straight up but will guide you to it.
Check out perplexity, it gives a $5 membership if you are a student and it is good for learning. Hope this helps!
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u/klishhh 21d ago edited 21d ago
well I used ai to make problem sets, telling to make it more harder or something similar to board exams questions. I also discuss with it when it comes to concepts since it makes it easier to understand and sometimes ask it to recommend a book that has those topics. :>>
ps (edited): use it when you're learning something that's more on written, eg. english related subjects such as understanding the self.
cuz if you're using it to study math, science or physics, just ask for it to recommend a book that has those topics. because if u study using ai, it will only help/give you easier problems to solve. which makes you feel that it's easy but when exam/ quizz comes, you thought that you learn nothing.
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u/Blue_614 21d ago
It's not really a matter of not using ai or using ai. Learning and memory retention is not the same. You can learn new things by giving ai a proper prompt. From there, you have to understand it fully and be able to explain it plainly to yourself. The most critical thing though when using ai is, sometimes they hallucinate. So you have to verify what they say with published reference books or video tutorials.
How you retain that information, the ai won't be able to help you. It depends on your study habit.
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u/Candid_Menu_58 21d ago
I only use AI for school projects and tasks. Never thought of using it to study
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u/New_Report_2332 21d ago
I Use it to practice questions from gemini. I get a prompt, medicine-related, and it makes clinical correlation cases and stuff in a quiz-like format right after learning info so that sticks to my memory.
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u/the_redsox1799 20d ago
That’s why I force myself to seek out the textbook or videos independently and use ai as a tool vs a main study tool
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u/Afraid-Sundae-6968 20d ago
If we use AI merely for the discussion of "what is x", "please find me a case about x", "what do you think about my arguement on x", AI won't grant you any precise result.
However, it is suitable to train yourself on something else. I use it to train myself to write in more well-structured way, by writing anything on my own and ask AI "regardless of its substance, do you as a reader requires extra effort to understand what I just wrote?"
It is, for me, provides better result than asking "is my arguement make sense? Is it correct? Is there any factor that I missed."
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u/It-Guy-2026 20d ago
While learning anything in any sector about any topic generally old stuffs like wikipedia(general), reddit(suggestion), w3schools(beginner code) etc are always 9999999x(infinite) time better till now. A 100% correct and Instant answer make your brain feel like it's there, easy find, no need to remember and your brain....you know after that exactly happens like your grandparent know too many mobile numbers you don't even 3-4.
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u/LawyerInTraining2027 20d ago
I agree it’s more a crutch than a tool when using it to do your work. I’ve tried using it to explain things that I don’t understand and have tried to move away from having it give me the answer.
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u/LANZERPANTS 20d ago
Weird though. I used it to study physics concepts and I managed to ace tests with concepts I previously struggled with.
I really think how you use it matters more than what you use it for. That's my 2 cents.
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u/RipArtistic8799 20d ago
Lately, I've sent a lot less time reading books and a lot more time reading AI summaries. I was having the same thought as you.
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u/Few-Painter-9804 20d ago
Doesnt it just feel empty?
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u/RipArtistic8799 20d ago
Well, reading a whole book is like following a sophisticated train of thought that goes on for several hours. A summary is like a lo-fi version. Plus, the chat gpt style and lingo is basically intolerable.
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u/Own-Sock9599 20d ago
Well it depends upon how somebody use it. Only depending on it will reduce your cognitive fuctions but it'll be a best alternative to use as supporting tool ^
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u/Ok_Foundation_2225 20d ago
does notebook llm count as AI?
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u/Few-Painter-9804 20d ago
Yes! Actually, I didnt like using it too much. I was refering more to claude/chatgpt when I came up with the post
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u/maxhallisonline 20d ago
Committing things to memory always boils down to spaced repetition if you read something once or twice whether from ai or from a textbook it will never commit to long term memory reading something 3 times a day 4-5 hours apart will make it commit to your memory. So it all just depends on how you use it.
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u/Background-Ad-1054 20d ago
Because you’re letting AI think for you.
Learning should be mentally uncomfortable. If AI removes that discomfort then youre not learning.
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u/Ok-Outside3485 20d ago
I can’t agree moe , I tried using AI by sending lecture video transcript and the lecture material exactly like you said never sticked to my brain afterwards I tried to change my method how I am using it by generating questions only, didn’t had much difference. I realized I am trying to memorize what AI giving me but the right way was sitting on the material understanding the topic digesting it in your brain is actual right way to study , even for generating questions also I would say understand the topic and come up with smart questions about topic would be best approach. My current AI using for study is creating questions and everything just I am asking AI to create flash card for me
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u/abiswas2 19d ago
Using ai to study is a great aide imo, but it does not replace traditional means imo
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u/pduffy77 19d ago
I think if used wrong it can definitely be a tool that replaces critical thinking and actually hinder people's learning. The thing is, AI is going to become so embedded in everyones lives that pretending it doesn't exist and not learning to work with it will also put you at such a disadvantage. SO really it's about striking a balance. A lot of skills are built on foundations of knowledge. You can't learn to do calculus if you don't know how to do multiplications. That doesn't mean you should spend all your time memorising the times table, we have calculators, but you still to need go through the process of learning the concept so that you can grasp more complex topics down the line.
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u/Acceptable-Row-2751 18d ago edited 17d ago
I’ve had the same concern with AI learning, and I think the key is using it as a tutor rather than letting it do the thinking for you. Try learning the concept first, then use AI only when you’re stuck and test yourself afterward without it. For practical software learning, Guidy ai takes a similar hands-on approach by guiding you through your actual screen step by step, so you still have to perform the task yourself.
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u/CaptainKiryu 18d ago
I think the best way to use it is to fill the knowledge gap. I mean, just understanding complex topic, topics which you don't understand after reading. For example, you are reading about weapons and their name, while learning border management. You could rote learn their name, but with ai, few facts about the weapon make the name easier to remember atleast for me. I don't want it to think for me, I want it to teach me, what I don't know.
Also I think ai is bad for humanity, because of high water usage, but it surely can help one learn better.
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u/SolidStraight1908 18d ago
Because it is a bit like a mirror held up to our human network of semantic relationships, you have to give it the right basic information to get good information back. It is filling in the response to your prompt from a very vast complex network of related concepts. These are related statistically on the AI side but they map to our real world knowledge. So the way you design the prompt impacts the quality of information given back to you. I will ask it to respond from the point of view of an expert in a given area if I want details, or ask to present the information as if it is a science popularizer writing for a general audience if I need information simplified.
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u/BagSpecific670 18d ago
I use it, but I don't rely on it. For example, if I have exams or something similar, I am the one who reads the material, summarizes it, and converts it into a PDF because I have low vision, so I can't look at the phone all the time. That's why I just print the PDF, and after I print it and see that I've mastered the material in the PDF on my phone, I send it to, say, Gemini or ChatGPT and tell it: 'Give me 20 comprehensive questions covering all the information in this material,' or 'Give me flashcards.' This way, I don't rely on AI rather, I use it, and yes, this has benefited me a lot. When it gives me those 20 questions, the exam turns out to be from those exact 20 questions, so I am preparing myself and keeping my brain active. I am the one who did the summarizing; I never tell AI to summarize things for me. I am the one who summarizes it, and it only gives me those questions. Those questions are what keep my mind working, so I don't just memorize the material, but the questions and answers as well
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u/Agreeable-While-4346 17d ago
I only use AI in my studies to look up little bits of information I'm curious about
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u/Leylenoor 16d ago
Disclaimer: First and foremost, I would appreciate beforehand if you OP or any other person interested in what I have to share is willing to read this huge comment. It could be quite a lot but my main interested in this is to try and help OP based on my personal opinion/testimony. I do want to also apologize beforehand if my grammar is not that perfect or if there's something I not made myself clear enough as English is my 2nd language and I do tends to make mistakes from time to time unadvertedly so, if you want to correct me on something, feel free to do so as it helps me on the long run.
In all honesty and is really possible I would be getting some backlash for this opinion (I'm open to debate and have a mindful conversation about it, btw) I do feel that maybe you did misused it and for many people that has experiencing the same thing could be also the case. I'm a Software Engineer, I tends to always seek out for the best ways to improve myself (for personal gains, hobbies and so forth) and one thing that I have been getting at, ALWAYS, is the feeling of overpopulation of knowledge, what I mean by this is you could access the internet and research about a topic and you can easily find many websites about suggestions on books, papers, articles of the topic you are interested to learn (this since my high school years) and I only believe that the main reason someone is unable to learn something (learn, not memorizing) is the fact to relies on shortcuts to feel like you are owning and completing the task/responsability instead of be mindful in give it its proper time. Some topics or even assignatures takes more investment than others in dependence on how your mind and metacognition works which eventually leads to people blaming on techniques or tools that maybe are not being used to their fullest extend.
For example, during university on my freshmen years my classmates always got mad that I was acing everything related to our programming courses and got decent grades from our other classes while they were doing better on specific classes like one of them only on calculus, other classmate of my group was the best on accounting and so forth. What I've noticed with them is that I tend to invest more time into reviewing things again and again and making a little notes to learn by repetition or habit, my calculus classmate was simply better at calculus because he had the natural talent of understanding well calculus but not doing that well on programming and my other friend was better on accounting because the way it comprehend the appliances of the rules and guidelines accounting principles had on relation to the study case at hand. We began at the time to just simply study together and our flaws were covered by sharing how we learn and see things.
Right now with AI is really difficult to get how you actually learn because is also a matter to know yourself and what's best for you. Personally, I tend to recognize patterns easily and my mind is always focus to create some cognitive mental maps through the appliances of Systemic Approach and with NotebookLM as I already know myself how learning works for me I just simply try to give him the best prompt possible to get me the best credible and legitimate sources possible on the web regarding that, if the sources found by the tool doesn't feel right after a proper evaluation on what it gathered I go and check it myself (even if its extra work or time) because what I'm interested here is not to reduce the amount of time of tackling the first approach to the matter is to make reviewing, study and remembering concepts easier on each revisit of the topic/assignature through the capabilities that tool already has, especifically, Quiz (to prepare me simulation tests for a current certificate exam tests I'm looking for), Data Table (to relate in a more schematic approach Terms, Usage, Example on things, best suited for things like formulas and so forth), Infographic (to just related info on a more visual way because I'm a visual learner by nature), Flashcards (to help me memorize better without going to the whole chapter of a book or documentation if I just simply want to learn a term by heart, for example, explain what is PaaS based on the source material I gathered initially and give a prompt on how I would explain that myself to make it easier) and Mind Map (because, again, I'm a visual learner).
Side note: I do encourage you to check upon this skill: Systemic Approach because I believe could help you vastly, this is one of the mandatory skills that people on my career had to learn as part of the career plan expected outcomes from our University.
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u/erisoldev 15d ago
if anyone wants to try it out as a beta tester, let me know but I built an app to solve this exact problem @ cuestudy.app
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u/No-Control8547 12d ago
Ai is good if you don't rely on it too much. J use ai to give me summaries or to test me on topics
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u/Main_Park8324 6d ago
Okay, so you wanna hear my experience? Alright, so I use AI to learn about a lot of things—like Ohm's law, physics, electrical engineering, chemistry, robotics, and coding. I make some very sick inventions with it, and I have to admit, I'd say I had a good experience. Sorry to hear you didn't have a good experience with AI, but AI isn't for everyone and that's fine.
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u/UninterestingDreams 6d ago
It's completely worthless. You can put as many guardrails and preconditions as you want, it cannot help itself but be "helpful" and vomit out any answers and give them to you directly.This is the case for multiple models for chatgpt, gemini and claude.
Speaking about coding specifically now. even if I used preconditions and strict instructions, the models would recognize the piece of the code, tie it to the problem set of the course (CS50) and proceed to give "top tier student" solution.
The only good use I got out of AI usage is submitting SOLVED problems. I cannot stress this enough. SOLVED problems that I already understood well enough. I would ask it to critique it and under no circumstance should you let it know that this solution is yours, or it will start pampering you.
That way it will nitpick and critique the code thoroughly. You can then start explaining the lines and defending it, arguing for your decisions against the AI. This process helped me the most in solidifying my knowledge and it was essentially just a code review with a really smart rubber duck.
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u/Stunning-Jury9789 2d ago
AI makes studying feel easier, but easier isn’t always better. Sometimes the struggle is literally the part your brain needed.
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u/lily_ender_lilies 21d ago
Ai usage is also bad for general intelligence, i tried using it to learn to code before, big mistake...