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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The AI understanders have Logged On, and are telling me that LLMs are good actually, and it is only Zuck who is bad. lol Zuck & friends own all the data centers, and all the data. Their vision is THE vision. If you are *lucky* you can have a tiny Mastodon type thing on the margins, as a treat.

Pavel@spavel.bsky.social

I keep catching strays from "technology is neutral" people, so let's set things straight. 1) Technology is not neutral, especially the subset of technology called "algorithms" 2) The form-factor that makes a technology into a tool is not neutral 3) How tools are productized is not neutral [rant]

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Of course, it's not surprising.

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❝Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels. These results raise concerns about the long-term educational implications of LLM reliance and underscore the need for deeper inquiry into AI's role in learning.❞ arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872

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Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task

This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...

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Mary Branscombe @marypcbuk.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

but that is such a flawed study; we have to critique the flawed human creations to the same level we critique the flawed AI outputs, *especially* if they align with our cognitive biases

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