Post #4479966
2026-08-10 00:16 UTC
@darkuncle@infosec.exchange
The biggest drawback of AI isn't that it's expensive. Or disrupting. Or drives up hardware prices. Or displaces humans, poorly. Or violates IP laws. Or flat out lies, dangerously so.
Those are all bad, but the thing that *bothers* me? That they *displace learning*. If you can make an AI do it - you don't need to learn how. That is - until the AI isn't available. Or - importantly - when you need to learn something that relies on the learning you just missed because the AI did it for you.
Reminds me of the olden days when I was a kid, and the adults would admonish "Don't smoke cigarettes, it'll stunt yer growth". AI usage can stunt learning. If you are already an expert in your field, maybe that's not an issue. But for students or early/mid career folks it should be a show-stopper.
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@darkuncle@infosec.exchange 2026-08-10 01:05
@tbortels@infosec.exchange I think I agree with you completely here -- with the caveat that they don't *have to* displace learning, when used as a research tool. But it requires both discipline and awareness of the sharp edges to use it as a useful tool and not end up harming yourself. and of course none of that addresses any of the many other drawbacks you mentioned.