Post #1953588
2026-02-22 12:51 UTC
@papageier
You are right that there has always been a protest to mechanising jobs. Black smiths when a nail cutting machine was invented for example.
There is a difference here since a notable portion of its function is at the academic level.
So let's say I need to write a book report, instead of reading the book I read an LLM summary, then write and publish my report.
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@brokenshell@mastodon.social 2026-02-22 12:51
Next person comes along and does the same thing, except now the LLM is referencing my report based on an LLM summary. This repeats until all academic value has been drained from the source material. Are we at a net gain or loss of intelligence after this happens? @reading_recluse @papageier
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@JizzelEtBass@kolektiva.social 2026-02-22 21:56
@brokenshell @papageier arguably, cut nails are superior to mass produced wire nails.