alt Hacker NewsI think teaching a child to trust an LLM from a formative age is horrifically irresponsible.
If anything, an app should be made where a child learns to correct an LLM's mistakes and learn that it isn't trustworthy.
Actually, better, don't put an LLM in front of children. At all.
EDIT: If a use case is for children who can't afford good education, then use an LLM to make educational materials for children, review them, and make them available for free. After all, the contents are ripped off from human educators anyway.
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I think a Socratic Method-style AI tutor would work, though. It would be less about the LLM providing direct educational material themselves, but making sure the student is thinking about the right questions to direct themselves in learning the material.
Perhaps human teachers would model correct grammar?
vs "you like dinosaurs! me too!” From the blog post.
I came here to say this. Part of learning is social interaction. Learning happens on both sides, from the teacher and the student.
In a world of AI everywhere, off-line social interaction will be the major currency. We're all going to crave people... and each other.... The kids who grow up with social skills will be the most successful.
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I don't think it's quite as simple as that. LLMs do make mistakes but generally with slightly obscure difficult stuff. They're not going to struggle at all with things a 4-9 year old is learning.
Also it's not like teachers never make confident mistakes.
It's the natural successor to the first round of ed-tech, which both share the same purpose: create future customers. The students who grew up using Google or Microsoft laptops and office products in school go to them as adults. Making children dependent on LLMs at an early age gives you subscribers to your LLM products when they grow up.