[array_key_first]

Self-teaching pretty much doesn't work. For many decades now, the barrier has not been access to information, it's been the "self" part. Turns out most people need regimen, accountablity, strictness, which AI just doesn't solve because it's yes-men.

[wiseowise]

> Self-teaching pretty much doesn't work. For many decades now, the barrier has not been access to information, it's been the "self" part.

That’s a complete bogus. And LLMs are yes men by default, nothing stops you from overriding initial setting.

[array_key_first]

It's not bogus at all. We've had access to 100,000x more information than we know what to do with for a while now. Right now, you can go online and learn disciplines you've never even heard of before.

So why arent you a master of, I don't know, reupholstery? Because the barrier isn't information, it's you. You're the bottle neck, we all are, because we're humans.

And AI really just does not help here. It's the same problem with professor Google, I can just turn off the computer, and I will. This is how it is for the vast majority of people.

Most people who claim to be self taught aren't even self taught. They did a course or multiple courses. Sure, it's not traditional college, but thats not self taught.

[ogogmad]

I think LLMs lower the barrier for learning certain topics. For instance, without them I wouldn't have tried to learn about RLC circuits at all.

[knollimar]

They're fundamentally trained to agree and don't do well when they require challenging ideas they're not "confident" about