Using generative AI to learn is like Odysseus untying himself from the mast

AI can help with long-run learning if you first do the work yourself. The study evaluates tutoring program that activates AI assistance only after a user first submits a solution. I don’t know if that’s the right approach, but it seems like a good start.

Learning is hard work. And there is now lots of evidence that people will offload it if given the chance, even if it isn’t in their long-run interest. After nearly two decades of teaching, I’ve realized that my classroom is more than just a place where knowledge is transmitted. It’s also a community where we tie ourselves to the mast together to overcome the suffering of learning hard things.
— Read on forklightning.substack.com/p/using-generative-ai-to-learn-is-like


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