@@ -0,0 +3,4 @@
+    <source src="/static/pages/essays/29/notebookllm.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
+    Your browser does not support the audio element.
+</audio>
+

@@ -0,0 +75,4 @@
+
+The role a student takes on is to learn something, a subject or an activity, and may therefore need a mentor.
+
+Much has been said about replacing teachers with LLMs, and I won't even go into that, as I understand you could replace a teacher with an LLM the same way you replace a teacher with books or other materials for self-guided study (given the immense limitations LLMs carry, like the infamous hallucinations). I haven't seen much discussions about the possibilities or problems for a student wishing to go down this path might have.

@@ -0,0 +81,4 @@
+
+Therefore, students should not use LLMs to study any content, and if they happen to use them to expand their vocabulary or gather information on a topic, they should be careful not to suffer from hallucinations (because they will occur).
+
+Another extremely important point is **don't use LLMs to solve the exercises and problems assigned by the teacher for understanding and reinforcing the subject at hand..** I shouldn't even have to say how crucial it is for students to actually perform the activity, right? A [recent study](https://publichealthpolicyjournal.com/mit-study-finds-artificial-intelligence-use-reprograms-the-brain-leading-to-cognitive-decline/) indicates that using AI to perform tasks humans can already do leads to cognitive decline; imagine not even learning the topic being studied.

@@ -0,0 +93,4 @@
+
+### Dependence and Addiction
+
+Perhaps one of the most harmful for students, and if uncontrolled, it will surely lead to a drastic decrease in society's knowledge and cognitive capacity. Here, everyone loses: society loses individuals with less critical thinking; but some gain, such as those who manipulate it to gain power. So, who benefits from people becoming addicted to these and other technologies?

@@ -0,0 +3,4 @@
+    <source src="/static/pages/essays/29/notebookllm.ogg" type="audio/ogg">
+    Your browser does not support the audio element.
+</audio>
+

@@ -0,0 +49,4 @@
+
+Desculpem todos os docentes que por um acaso caírem nesse post e se identificarem com o segundo caso. Se esse for seu caso, talvez você precise repensar sua orientação e o modo como está inserido no contexto de sua universidade/faculdade.
+
+Vou começar pelo segundo caso, porquê, acredito ser o caso onde os alunos mais reclamam e os professores que são apenas repassadores de informação, e para esses talvez as LLMs sejam a peça que faltava para aumentar a linha de produção e diminuir o trabalho manual aumentando a produtividade.

@@ -0,0 +97,4 @@
+
+### Mercado de trabalho
+
+Essa ideia absurda de que "a AI não vai te substituir, mas alguém que sabe usar AI vai pode vir a pressionar estudantes e outras pessoas a fazerem uso das ferramentas sem nenhuma necessidade, ocasionando uma corrida para aprender ou usar algo que nem faz sentido para sua atividade-fim.

@@ -0,0 +125,4 @@
+
+Por fim, deixarei aqui um último trecho de um artigo de pesquisadores da Microsoft sobre o uso excessivo de LLMs:
+
+**_"[...] it can inhibit critical engagement with work and can potentially lead to l ong-term overreliance on the tool and diminished skill for independent problem-solving. Higher confidence in GenAI’s ability to perform a task is related to less critical thinking effort. When using GenAI tools, the effort invested in critical thinking shifts from information gathering to information verification; from problem-solving to AI response integration; and from task execution to task stewardship."_** [The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3706598.3713778)