Re:Teacher AI Use Is Already Out of Control and It's Not Ok
by skeezyboy on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @09:14AM
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> You might argue that the AI can be a mentor or can guide society appropriately
its a next word predictor trained off datasets.
> Raising the next generation to outsource all thinking to AI and form a culture around influencing people 45 seconds at a time will destroy those prerequisites to our better lifestyle, and it will be downhill from there.
they said the same about tv, youtube and even printed books. short length videos now apparently are the new evil (somehow).
quick question, why was nobody complaining about these exact same "engagement" algorithms 20 years ago? Why only when tiktok short form videos appear? Popularity based ranking was in search engines decades ago but nobody cared then. No cocomelon back then, coincidence?
> Raising the next generation to outsource all thinking to AI and form a culture around influencing people 45 seconds at a time will destroy those prerequisites to our better lifestyle, and it will be downhill from there.
they said the same about tv, youtube and even printed books. short length videos now apparently are the new evil (somehow).
quick question, why was nobody complaining about these exact same "engagement" algorithms 20 years ago? Why only when tiktok short form videos appear? Popularity based ranking was in search engines decades ago but nobody cared then. No cocomelon back then, coincidence?