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Re:The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding by rwyinuse on Friday December 06, 2024 @03:52AM (#42337760)
Oh yeah, the "digital native" myth. I'm not convinced children using ChatGPT to do their homework will actually make them more productive workers. More likely it's going to have the opposite effect, as they're going to lack deeper understanding that you can build only through doing the homework yourself.

Really it's not about just using technology, but how you use it. Lots of adults expected kids with smartphones to be generally good with technology, but that's not what we're witnessing now. It turns out browsing TikTok and Snapchat doesn't teach you much about things like file system, text editing, spreadsheets, skills that you actually need as a typical office worker.

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Re:The 70% problem: Hard truths about AI-assisted coding by xbmcuser on Friday December 06, 2024 @07:39AM (#42339246)
That's different from what I talking about it's the problem of inertia people already in jobs are used to doing them in a particular way. New curious driven people that get into the work force would optimize a lot of office work. A 10-12 year old that has learned how to use Ai from the very start will be using an AI that has 12-15 years of incremental improvements when he or she gets into the work force. A lot of people here on hacker news disparage newer generations. But how many of you can run a tube based or punched based computer. So if you don't know are you an idiot?
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