Post #498195
2026-02-03 10:30 UTC
Anthropic, makers of Claude, have published a report saying that “AI use impairs conceptual understanding, code reading, and debugging abilities, without delivering significant efficiency gains on average”; for Claude Code specifically, they expect even “more pronounced” impacts on learning
https://www.anthropic.com/research/AI-assistance-coding-skills
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@vladh@merveilles.town 2026-02-03 10:32
I recommend reading the paper to get the full context https://arxiv.org/pdf/2601.20245
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@jsenzel@merveilles.town 2026-02-03 20:13
@vladh@merveilles.town @exquisitecorp@merveilles.town interesting read - feel like its useful for thinking about dealing with situations where you know people (students) are relying on ai, and how the way you use it can make a difference in what you take away