[Info-vax] ChatGPT solved it for me, again...

[Simon Clubley]

On 2023-02-15, Slo <slovuj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> IOW, tell the person what they want to hear (and charge a lot of money). 
>
> True. I feed it fake info and it just develops on it... GIGO. What interests me
> is how this will impact, the already compromised, educational systems
> everywhere. I'm still recovering from the disappointment when
> calculators moved into schools. Ask anyone over 20-30 what is
> 7x6 or 8x9 -- my kids (now adults) don't know, and don't care...
> Yes, this tech will be misused and abused in unpredictable ways,
> as Hoff suggets.
>

Unfortunately, there are lots of skills that are dying off as a result
of people becoming dependent on technology (and not knowing what to do
when it fails).

For example, I wonder how many of them can still read a paper map and
navigate using it ?

That last thought comes as a result of doing just that and someone nearby
on the trail saying you don't see that much any more (navigating by paper
maps). Made me think about what they would do if their technology failed
on them in the middle of nowhere...

Simon.

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Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
Walking destinations on a map are further away than they appear.