Is it really "teaching" that is being conveyed? I mean, yes, you get a suggestion for a mostly correct solution, or it points in the right direction. But how much has your brain really been reprogrammed and "learned" in the process? I fear that our problem-solving skills are somehow short-circuited and we rely too much on LLMs to spit out the most likely solutions. Alternatives, hard thinking and exploration may be left behind. So in what discipline will the inexperienced become more experienced? Prompt engineering, copy-pasting, short-cut action … but what about critical thinking, understanding and meta-learning?
I think you get as much, or even more, as when asking someone more senior. You get the benefit of "scaffolding" when working on a task at the limit of your ability, and it's probably even better than asking a human, since you're forced to stay on your toes, in case it's hallucinating.
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Is it really "teaching" that is being conveyed? I mean, yes, you get a suggestion for a mostly correct solution, or it points in the right direction. But how much has your brain really been reprogrammed and "learned" in the process? I fear that our problem-solving skills are somehow short-circuited and we rely too much on LLMs to spit out the most likely solutions. Alternatives, hard thinking and exploration may be left behind. So in what discipline will the inexperienced become more experienced? Prompt engineering, copy-pasting, short-cut action … but what about critical thinking, understanding and meta-learning?
I think you get as much, or even more, as when asking someone more senior. You get the benefit of "scaffolding" when working on a task at the limit of your ability, and it's probably even better than asking a human, since you're forced to stay on your toes, in case it's hallucinating.