[meheleventyone]

Calculators replaced books of look up tables and slide rules. As tools they're not really replacing thinking. They help calculate the result but not make good decisions about what to calculate.

LLMs are replacing thinking and for students the need to even know the basics. From the perspective of an academic program if they're stopping the students learning the materials they're actively harmful.

If you're saying that LLMs obviate the need to understand the basics I think that's dangerously wrong. You still need a human in the loop capable of understanding whether the output is good or bad.