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Mz Pip

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6. Writing a thesis is hard work

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 11:48 AM

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And it should be. I remember sitting on the floor of libraries, hand copying references, organizing notes cards, checking references, analyzing data. It took a long time and often resulted in frustration and tears.
But when I finished, I knew I accomplished something.

Maybe the degrees should be awarded to AI, not the student.

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'I wish I could push ChatGPT off a cliff': professors scramble to save critical thinking in an age of AI [View all] highplainsdem Yesterday OP

Asymmetric Starbeach Yesterday #1

It's possible he's done more harm to education than any other person in history. highplainsdem Yesterday #2

With social media and AI, tech broligarchs misanthrope Yesterday #3

I agree, and it's a tragic situation. Unfortunately accelerated by people using AI when they aren't highplainsdem Yesterday #5

Tangential but related misanthrope Yesterday #9

Very helpful video. Thanks again! highplainsdem Yesterday #10

+1. Altman wants to be the next Elon Musk dalton99a Yesterday #4

Thanks! highplainsdem Yesterday #7

Re what you added there about Sam Altman - yes, he's a lot like Elon Musk. He wants more and more highplainsdem Yesterday #11

Psychopathy and sociopathy aid success in the corporate and political realms misanthrope Yesterday #21

Writing a thesis is hard work Mz Pip Yesterday #6

You'd accomplished a lot, and learned a lot. highplainsdem Yesterday #8

It is sooooooo awful róisín_dubh Yesterday #12

I'm so sorry. It's understandable that good teachers don't want to deal with what AI has done to highplainsdem Yesterday #14

AI can help save us from natural intelligences (humans) powered by the Internet. gulliver Yesterday #13

Generative AI isn't "extremely destructive to BS." It's often called a bullshit machine. It isn't highplainsdem Yesterday #15

Not perfect, but a massive improvement over "humans plus Google" gulliver Yesterday #16

Generative AI is NOT the real deal. It will always hallucinate, and it will never get us to true highplainsdem Yesterday #17

It's useful as a tool, so far gulliver Yesterday #18

It's an unethical tool, because it was trained illegally on stolen intellectual property. It's a tool that highplainsdem Yesterday #20

We agree on the negative aspects almost entirely gulliver Yesterday #22

I wish I could believe that Musk really wants abundance for all, but IIRC there's little or no evidence highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #28

The same idiots who used google searches to reinforce and promote their idiocies... hunter Yesterday #19

True gulliver Yesterday #23

Imagine a golden future where students use AI to write papers... hunter Yesterday #24

We already have a present, far from golden, where some students and teachers do that. And our highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #29

When used appropriately and responsibly.... anciano Yesterday #25

Other people's uncredited information, ideas and creativity. Do you even note the use of genAI in your product ... marble falls Yesterday #27

I've used genAI enough to know what's created with it is a result of the stolen IP used to train it. highplainsdem 22 hrs ago #31

And I'll help. May I grease the skids? marble falls Yesterday #26

Very happy to have your help. A lot of people share our opinion of AI. There was a poll done recently highplainsdem 23 hrs ago #30

Fuck AI. Fuck it to hell. Initech 22 hrs ago #32

We have good reason to hate and oppose the tech lords who released generative AI tools and highplainsdem 10 hrs ago #33