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Howard Rheingold
Dec 11, 2024, 3:07:32 PM12/11/24
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To be clear:
I don’t think it is useful to think of it as an artificial intelligence. I prefer to think of it as a tool for thought that requires knowledgeable use. I don’t think LLMs think or understand, and I don’t think that is necessary for them to be useful. Yes, it works by making statistical predictions. That does not mean it is just autocomplete on steroids.
I’m taking the Mollick’s Coursera course for educators: https://www.coursera.org/learn/wharton-ai-in-education-leveraging-chatgpt-for-teaching
During the onboarding, I prompted back and forth with chatGPT about the concept of presentation of self online, a subject I know something about, having taught it. This will give you an idea of the process and results:
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