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Re:Under AI’s Watchful Eye, China Wants to Raise Smarter Stu... by bradleykingz on Saturday May 16, 2020 @02:22AM (#23200925)
I have the exact same feeling. I'm not sure how well these will work, but if the person isn't comfortable, it only leads to mental health issues later on on life.

School is tough enough to begin with. I can't imagine how much more difficult and stressful it will be for these kids.

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Re:Under AI’s Watchful Eye, China Wants to Raise Smarter Stu... by admiral33 on Saturday May 16, 2020 @05:46AM (#23202006)
Obviously in this case the mental health of these students is tragically coming in second place.

Beyond that it's also naive. I can't think of a faster way to destroy a work force's future variance in creativity than by having them all optimized for an opaque algorithm.

Many of the world's most accomplished found their genius through events and choices that cannot be optimized for. Heart break, substance abuse, loss - to name a few.

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