Gary Marcus

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6/28/2024, 6:57:32 PM
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Nathan Cahill
@nathanmcahill
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122d
@GaryMarcus Disagree.

ChatGPT is an incredible learning resource.

It's just good enough to get you started on a project and then when things get complicated it becomes frustratingly useless, forcing you to learn the details of what you've built.

Best way to learn I've ever experienced.
Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
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122d
Sure, AI will transform education. But for the good? Maybe long-term. For now, this is the biggest effect:
Daisy Christodoulou
@daisychristo
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123d
Remarkable study on AI cheating out today.

Researchers at Reading uni fooled the university's own markers by submitting fake AI-generated responses to take-home exams for Psychology BSc.

* Only 6% of the AI fakes were detected
* They averaged half a grade better than humans

The statement by @nathanmcahill asking for empirical studies to back up a claim constitutes public discourse as it engages substantively with the topic of AI's role in education, a significant public issue.

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