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: 1982 TRON prescience: “Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs will start thinking and the people will stop.” — Walter2026 students:“How do you know an assignment is AI proof? Because when it is, students cannot do it.”* https://www.reddit.com/r/Professors/comments/1vkw6by/how_do_you_know_an_assignment_is_ai_proof_because/“I assign a profile essay. Have for 30 years. Student interviews a person, records it, writes a paper based off the recording. Citations are timestamps. Should be pretty easy. Has been easy pre-AI. Now, students cannot do it.”Snippet from professor/student dialog:====Prof: ”Start with what you found interesting.”Student: ”How do I know if something’s interesting?”Prof: ”You’re asking me how you find something interesting?”Student: ”Yeah.” ====Chatbots / LLMs are not just "the latest tools" like using a calculator instead of doing arithmetic yourself.Students are being robbed of curiosity, learning to discover and notice novelty, how to “find something interesting.”This isn't cognitive enhancement, this is a tool causing brain rot (loss of curiosity), even a developmental disability. Unclear if it is reversible.TRON quote citation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/quotes/?item=qt0406255#TRON #TRON1982 #AIproof #interesting #chatBot #chatBots #LLM #LLMs #AI #brainRot #AIbrainRot #disability #Blaugust #Blaugust2026
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1982 TRON prescience: “Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs will start thinking and the people will stop.” — Walter 2026 students: “How do you know an assignment is AI proof? Because when it is, students cannot do it.” * https://www.reddit.com/r/Professors/comments/1vkw6by/how_do_you_know_an_assignment_is_ai_proof_because/ “I assign a profile essay. Have for 30 years. Student interviews a person, records it, writes a paper based off the recording. Citations are timestamps. Should be pretty easy. Has been easy pre-AI. Now, students cannot do it.” Snippet from professor/student dialog: ==== Prof: ”Start with what you found interesting.” Student: ”How do I know if something’s interesting?” Prof: ”You’re asking me how you find something interesting?” Student: ”Yeah.” ==== Chatbots / LLMs are not just "the latest tools" like using a calculator instead of doing arithmetic yourself. Students are being robbed of curiosity, learning to discover and notice novelty, how to “find something interesting.” This isn't cognitive enhancement, this is a tool causing brain rot (loss of curiosity), even a developmental disability. Unclear if it is reversible. TRON quote citation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/quotes/?item=qt0406255 #TRON #TRON1982 #AIproof #interesting #chatBot #chatBots #LLM #LLMs #AI #brainRot #AIbrainRot #disability #Blaugust #Blaugust2026