Saw you down-voted and wanted to advise that I am glad you went on to learn some things you have been meaning to, that alone makes the experiment worthwhile as discipline is a rare enough beast. To be clear I myself have a Claude subscription that is about to lapse, and find the article unfortunately spot on. I feel fortunate to have moved away from it naturally.
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acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 week agosad that people knee jerk downvote you, but i agree. i think there is definitely a productive use case for AI if it helps you get started learning new things.
It helped me a ton this summer learn gardening basics and pick out local plants which are now feeding local pollinators. That is something i never had the motivation to tackle from scratch even though i knew i should.
Hominine@lemmy.world 1 week ago
frongt@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Given the track record of some models, I’d question the accuracy of the information it gave you. I would have recommended consulting traditional sources.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 week ago
jfc, i’m not an idiot. yes, i verified everything and bought the plants from a local nursery that only selss native plants.