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How to stop being overly dependent on AI (lemmy.world)
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I am a Gen Z university student. The ChatGPT got boom when I was in 12th grade and I have been using ChatGPT, Gemini and Deepseek since then. I am starting to notice that now I cannot do searching anymore. I literally cannot do anything on my own like coding, learning something, fact checking, doing my assignments. I even become so reliant on it that I sometime even ask it what food should I eat, what exercises I should do. Sometimes, I "talk" with ChatGPT more than real human beings, maybe cuz I somehow end up having a bad experience or not so fulfilling experience with people. I have to use AI again and again for the same question, e.g., I asked a question today, I got the answer. If I encountered that question later again, I would not know the answer and have to go to AI for solution. What to do now? How to get out of this dependence on AI?

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[–] 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

For coding, try going back to square 1 or starting a new language from scratch. Like finding tutorials that start with building a "hello world" app and building it up from there. If you already had some coding skills before using AI, it should start coming back to you or at least be familiar.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    I specifically ask it to answer in pseudo code only, to use ASD-STE1000 standard technical english, and to cite its sources for documentation. I try to use it for throwing ideas at a wall or if I get stuck on a bug. I find I don't like using AI as a direct help in programming over the long term. Its like having someone else play a video game for you. Its not yours, and once its out of their context its not theirs either.

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