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  • It seems writing things by hand is better for memorization, and it certainly feels more personal and versatile in presentation.

    I write lots of things by hand. Having physical papers is helpful, I find, to see lots of things at once, reorganise, etc. I also like being able to highlight, draw on things, structure documents non-linearly…

    I’m a computer scientist, so I do value typing immensely too. But I find it too constraining for many reasoning tasks, especially for learning or creativity.


  • Children don’t yet have the maturity, the self control, or the technical knowledge required to actually use AI to learn.

    You need to know how to search the web the regular way, how to phrase questions so the AI explains things rather than just give you the solution. You also need the self restraint to only use it to teach you, never do things for you ; and the patience to think about the problem yourself, only then search the regular web, and only then ask the AI to clarify the few things you still don’t get.

    Many adults are already letting the chatbots de-skill them, I do not trust children would do any better.