If LLMs used very little RAM and processing power, was light weight even for Mythos or Sol, would people be as opposed? Like no data centers, no memory shortages, like it was able to run on a calculator with the same performance.

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    I’m not saying it’s all new problems.

    Yeah you make a good point. Tech in the classrooms started the decline. Not to mention covid caused higher reliance on that tech.

    And then primary schools have 1 teacher for 30 kids.

    And they no longer hold kids back. Everyone passes rather they should or shouldn’t.

    When I was a kid, the social shame of being held back was a strong motivator. Not just for the kid but the parents to put in more time making sure the kid caught up.

    And then even after I finished, I heard that mandatory summer school was being used to get kids caught up.

    But idk how common that is around the country.

    But to come back to AI. There is a lot of research showing using llms literally reduces reading comprehension and critical thinking even in a short time of 1 semester.

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      Fair point. People don’t have to put in nearly as much effort to convey their point if they can use AI and say clean this up, make it more intelligible, etc.