> Certainly, and this technology won't help or hinder them any more than a good old fashioned textbook.
Except that the textbook was probably QA’d by a human for accuracy (at least any intro college textbook, more specialized texts may not have).
Matters less when you have background in the subject (which is why it’s often okay to use LLMs as a search replacement) but it’s nice not having a voice in the back of your head saying “yeah, but what if this is all nonsense”.
> Except that the textbook was probably QA’d by a human for accuracy
Maybe it was not when printed in the first edition, but at least it was the same content shown to hundreds of people rather than something uniquely crafted for you.
The many eyes looking at it will catch it and course correct, while the LLM output does not get the benefit of the error correction algorithm because someone who knows the answer probably won't ask and check it.
I feel this way about reading maps vs following GPS navigation, the fact that Google asked me to take an exit here as a short-cut feels like it might trying to solve the Braess' paradox in real time.
I wonder if this route was made for me to avoid my car adding to some congestion somewhere and whether if that actually benefits me or just the people already stuck in that road.