What is your counter argument to Yann LeCun that you should still prioritize mathematics and other traditonal fields over AI usage as a CS student? Why is he wrong?
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bernhoftbret@lemmy.world 1 day agoIt’s not mysterious. Adopt AI or fight a losing battle. It’s that simple.
banause@feddit.org 23 hours ago
bernhoftbret@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
I wouldn’t think he would be wrong. Prioritizing mathematics and other traditional fields as a Computer Science student sounds like an ideal learning path.
When I was teaching myself to program computers, there was not ChatGPT. I had to teach myself everything. Concepts like “scope” and “recursion” took time to learn. But that cognitive resistance helped me more than an easy answer.
6nk06@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
You never explain why though. I think most LLMs are ridiculous and have nothing interesting to show, even more when companies spend $billions on that crap in order to avoid giving money to employees.
bernhoftbret@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
I started studying AI when I was first teaching myself to program computers. AI is not 3 years old. AI as a field of thought began in the 1950’s.
Explicitly because AI already outpaces you. The things AI can already do are superhuman. I work in the industry and everything is changing. That is why so much money is being spent.