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by squigz
361 days ago
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How do you know what questions to ask? How do you know the LLM is giving a good answer? Asking questions and getting answers is only one part of learning; another, more important part, that's missing is putting it in context and laying it out in a manner that teaches the topic in a way that develops actual expertise. This is one part of the actual role of educators - which aren't going to go anywhere. To say nothing of the other benefits of an actual education: credentials, showing you can stick to something long-term, etc. In any case, I don't disagree that LLMs can and should change education, and for the better - but I don't think universities are going anywhere, nor should they. Anyway, if learning becomes so easily accessible, wouldn't it be even more important for employers to be able to vet potential hires? Surely companies can't be expected to interview the thousand new applicants that have put applicable skills on their resume simply because they talked to an LLM for a few hours and think that's sufficient to learn it? |
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Educational cost could plummet like a rock while significantly improving results, if we just dare to allow it!
> wouldn't it be even more important for employers to be able to vet potential hires
Yes, I mentioned "testing" twice already. And most of that could be done via LLM as well, at least a coarse pre-screening for the obvious frauds. Also, where are all those people who claim to be Physicists "simply because they talked to an Physicist for a few hours"? You send the children through the curriculum, then you test them, as I said. Doesn't even have to be the same institution that does it.
School as we know it is a dead institution walking, and good riddance, and I very much hope the universities as we know them will cease to exists right along with it.