Randommaggy t1_j0liml3 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Reply to comment by decrementsf in What Plato Would Say About ChatGPT: Zeynep Tufekci argues that A.I. can be a learning tool for schools with enough teachers and resources to use it well. (The New York Times) by darrenjyc

Its not even a practical nailgun its an impractical one with a heavy V12 engine that needs specialized skills to wield without taking of a leg or killing your neighbors.

Its also tempting for people that does not understand the subject they are applying it to.

decrementsf t1_j0lp3ui wrote on December 17, 2022 at 4:48 PM

> Its also tempting for people that does not understand the subject they are applying it to.

Oof. Bidding a contract from an actuaries view of risk and relevant parameters, against a financial industry sales team low ball bid. The long-term goes kaboom and everyone laments no one could see that coming.

The value in skill-stacking is the ability to see more parameters in your analysis. You can have equal credentials in your field as all of the other highly qualified candidates. The candidate who has a complimentary skill or two in their back pocket can see around corners the others can't. Useful understanding for personal development, and recruiting high-function teams.

JustAPerspective t1_j0mcli8 wrote on December 17, 2022 at 7:30 PM

By making accomplished bullshit equally available to everyone, this puts the burden onto the people who sniff out the bullshitters & only deal with people who can actually walk the talk.

This will probably be an expensive learning curve for a number of companies.

[[The value in skill-stacking is the ability to see more parameters in your analysis. You can have equal credentials in your field as all of the other highly qualified candidates. The candidate who has a complimentary skill or two in their back pocket can see around corners the others can't. Useful understanding for personal development, and recruiting high-function teams.]]

You're talking about diverse perspectives & broad problem solving skills being more effective than specialization of multiple portions - is that correct?

If so, we find this to be true in many capacities that exceed capitalist matters, and honestly an essential component of evolution to the species - if everyone sees things the same way, they tend to end up with the same blindspots.

So, to answer OP's inquiry, Socrates may have found ChatGPT a most democratic tool, ultimately benevolent if used so, as people learn to look for the meaning in what is said.