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"When I was growing up, teachers would assign research papers that required
going to the library, or later, searching for relevant material on the
internet. If the paper was going to turn out well, we students needed to
patiently comb through piles of material, weaving what we found into a coherent
argument that was well-supported with evidence.
Unbeknownst to us at the time, our teachers were giving us a chance to develop
our patience.
That chance is rapidly disappearing with increased use of artificial
intelligence tools. Now you can have an AI do everything from school
assignments to legal writing, sermon preparation, vacation planning, work
emails and academic research. Researchers are already documenting how using AI
tools in these contexts likely erodes critical thinking skills.
But what hasn’t been appreciated is AI’s effect on patience. As a philosopher
who has written extensively about virtue, including the virtue of patience, I
am especially concerned about what people can do to resist this trend."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
