Did they control this against my mental decline after using a rage-inducing traditional search for 10x as long? I get the point being made, but nothing exists in a vacuum.
Actually, yes. I know you were making a point, but the study this pile of garbage article referenced actually did comparisons between people using an LLM, people using a search engine, and people using neither.
The study is a lot more reasonable. It basically says using an LLM to write a research paper on a subject makes you retain less of the subject matter.
They specifically mention the cognitive load of using the tool, be it search engine or LLM, and how that load doesn’t contribute to knowledge retention.
Their research indicates “over usage” as opposed to “any usage” is bad for learning a subject.
Some people think doing work makes them weaker at the end of the day. Other people do work and feel it makes them stronger for having done it so you’re clearly in the first cohort.
Did they control this against my mental decline after using a rage-inducing traditional search for 10x as long? I get the point being made, but nothing exists in a vacuum.
Actually, yes. I know you were making a point, but the study this pile of garbage article referenced actually did comparisons between people using an LLM, people using a search engine, and people using neither.
The study is a lot more reasonable. It basically says using an LLM to write a research paper on a subject makes you retain less of the subject matter.
They specifically mention the cognitive load of using the tool, be it search engine or LLM, and how that load doesn’t contribute to knowledge retention.
Their research indicates “over usage” as opposed to “any usage” is bad for learning a subject.
Some people think doing work makes them weaker at the end of the day. Other people do work and feel it makes them stronger for having done it so you’re clearly in the first cohort.
You’re making your boss’s wallet stronger.
The fuck does that mean. We’re talking about looking up information, the fuck you talking about