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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by jimmaswell on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @12:57PM (#46978375)
> Education is likely declining as adoption allows students to avoid critical thought or applying concepts.

I highly doubt this will be the case. This common viewpoint is almost certainly no more than another iteration of Plato decrying the invention of books.

> Explainable by engineering isn't a miracle.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miracle

    2: an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing, or accomplishment. "The bridge is a miracle of engineering."
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Re:U.S. had almost no job growth in 2025 by giantg2 on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @01:25PM (#46978737)
Books and calculators still required knowledge of concepts and application. That's vastly different from students today asking AI to write a book report for them and retaining no knowledge from it.

I don't consider AI to be outstanding. Maybe that bridge they're talking about was. Seems that this comes down to opinion.

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