One chance they get to learn? You can learn any time at any age... You should never stop learning and try to learning a little something every day or at least every week.
It's not that simple, it's not just about the specific things they miss out on learning, they're not developing the framework for how to learn, and fundamentally they're not developing a positive relationship with curiosity, learning, and problem solving as valuable and desirable skills.
We know that behavioral and cognitive patterns develop at a very young age, soon become ingrained, and usually affect the rest of our lives in one way or another. Kids who are never disciplined grow up to be entitled spoiled brats, so what do you think will happen to kids who habitually delegate any work that requires even modest cognitive effort to a black box?
I don't buy the argument that this is just another technical development that makes things easier and more efficient. The WWW made information easier to find than searching for books in a library and reading them, but fundamentally you still have to read the material, understand it, and apply it to your work. LLMs can just finish students' assignments for them and they don't even have to read it or spend spend any energy thinking about it.
Yes but dedicating the same amount of time as kids or young adults do to school while also working full-time as an adult is exhausting. I washed out on my first go at college, and going back several years later took me 6 years to finish what was 4 semesters of credits back when I wasnt having to work 40 hours a week AND squeeze in classes when I can at night or early morning.
Once you’re out on your own it’s very difficult to dedicate yourself to learning as a full time job for a decade plus. The world expects the foundation to already be in place.
We know that behavioral and cognitive patterns develop at a very young age, soon become ingrained, and usually affect the rest of our lives in one way or another. Kids who are never disciplined grow up to be entitled spoiled brats, so what do you think will happen to kids who habitually delegate any work that requires even modest cognitive effort to a black box?
I don't buy the argument that this is just another technical development that makes things easier and more efficient. The WWW made information easier to find than searching for books in a library and reading them, but fundamentally you still have to read the material, understand it, and apply it to your work. LLMs can just finish students' assignments for them and they don't even have to read it or spend spend any energy thinking about it.