Appreciate the pointer! I read Aeon, but have no memory of that essay. In a similar vein, I'm just finishing Superbloom by Nicholas Carr and hoping to write a review.
I do accept them as a new writing tool, and I have found using them uncomfortable because they automate writing in ways that replace thinking. As someone who values thinking, this is a problem.
I wrote the essay in part to interrupt the assumption that using everyone who chooses not to use them is setting a bad example or a bad teacher.
Super essay, one of the best on AI I’ve read in ages. I think you’ll enjoy this, which I see as connected: https://aeon.co/essays/why-language-remains-the-most-flexible-brain-to-brain-interface
Appreciate the pointer! I read Aeon, but have no memory of that essay. In a similar vein, I'm just finishing Superbloom by Nicholas Carr and hoping to write a review.
It’s also reminded me why the protagonist in my favorite book is called Phaedrus: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_Maintenance
Indeed. It was on my list to re-read as I was writing this piece, but that list got out of hand, as you might imagine.
Mind blown, man!
A great frame to think about LLM’s. Why are you abstaining from their use? Your essay made me think you accept them as the newest tool for language.
I do accept them as a new writing tool, and I have found using them uncomfortable because they automate writing in ways that replace thinking. As someone who values thinking, this is a problem.
I wrote the essay in part to interrupt the assumption that using everyone who chooses not to use them is setting a bad example or a bad teacher.