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by aio2 1029 days ago
That's one factor. But the way I've learned best, is through stories. My teachers told all sorts of stories, and it made me very engaged in my classes. How can the same be said with AI? How can it make an engaging learning experience?

Even if you want it to, how could it make a very engaging environment when deep down inside you know it's fake?
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CamelCaseName 1029 days ago
Why would it be fake? If you can have the LLM reproduce the stories roughly as is:

Student: "Hey LLM, I'm having trouble learning this concept."

LLM: "Here's a real story that a teacher shared with us that will help explain this topic..."

(Later)

LLM: "Remember that story from before? Here's another story from that same teacher to further explain..."

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preommr 1029 days ago
What stories are you guys talking about?

You guys are making it seem like this is a common occurence and I've never heard of anything like this. I've never heard of teachers frequently sharing personalized stories that are also true to help people learn a subject.

In fact, the opposite, most subjects like math or physics have made-up problems to isolate and make simple the concept they're trying to teach. Adding a constraint for realism would just be needlessly complicated.

Also not scalable - if these stories are so effective, why not put them in a book to share with everyone?

The only stories any of my teachers ever shared with me were historical events that were grounded in reality.

Are there just a whole bunch of educational institutions that are teaching things around a campfire and a long-form stories like in ancient times?

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fragmede 1029 days ago
Yeah. It's wild isn't it? Surprisingly, there are also subjects outside of math and physics!
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ben_w 1029 days ago
> Even if you want it to, how could it make a very engaging environment when deep down inside you know it's fake?

So, like all good fiction from the Iliad and Odyssey to soap operas and Star Trek and wrestling kayfabe?

If anything I expect a problem where AI will become too capable at making things entertaining, such that reality no longer appeals.

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