Should I use AI for learning/studying?

pasta_paul

I am wondering if I should use AI for learning, but specifically for the following part: In order to learn a concept it helps a lot to try to connect it to other already known concepts. The way I sometimes use AI is to simplify the concept I am trying to learn and make that connections for me. This for sure makes the process of learning easier and faster, but is it worth it or will it damage me in the long run?

Originally asked by JimGav on Stack Exchange (ai) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

An LLM is a very powerful tutor. It is always available, know basically the whole internet and is actually very good at explaining. They are also very patient and forgiving cough cough stack exchange . There are however a few caveats LLMs can be wrong sometimes. They have gotten better and textbooks also contain misstakes sometimes, but while textbook misstakes are often small typos, LLMs can be wrong in important concepts and will do so very confidently. Be aware what you are reading might be wrong. Try to cross check. Also, try sticking to questions that are well known in literature. Use it or lose it. If you use AI to do all the thinking, you will not getter better at it or maybe even...

Full answer by AccidentalTaylorExpansion: https://ai.stackexchange.com/a/50785 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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