38
My GF uses AI (lemmy.zip)
submitted 14 hours ago by to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
47 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Hi everyone. I'm a senior Computer Engineering student and my girlfriend is a senior Mechanical Engineering student.

She is caring, cute, clever and really thoughtful. I love everything about her. But the one thing that always bugs me out is the amount of AI she uses.

When we met 2 years ago the first topic we talked about was about AI and ever since that day I always mentioned her the advancements and dangers of AI. I said how there can't be ethical AI and any use of it is harmful.

She agrees with me every time and says she will decrease her usage but at the end she uses it still. Projects, reports, homeworks all go through the LLM. She shows me her work and I can't congratulate her without forcing myself because I know it's AI.

She has diagnosed ADHD and I think this might be one of the reasons but I still don't understand. She sometimes spends hours working. If she had spent that time with pen and paper she could've reached the same conclusions she did with AI but with more understanding of her work.

I don't want to upset her but also seeing someone this close to me do this is saddening to me. What should I do? Should I just ignore it?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 2 points 10 hours ago

Your passion for the well being of your girlfriend is admirable.

Are you in a position to collaborate on a project with her, to challenge yourselves and increase your understanding?

I'm sure that the lecturers/teachers will be tailoring their subjects in light of AI already. So I wouldn't focus there, but on collaboration and real world problem solving ... something that won't kill the relationship either!

My own experience MANY years ago showed me that around 2/3rds of my classmates had only superficial understanding of the topics at the time (note: I was a geek, and was often well ahead of the course material, and I was bored in most classes as a result). Some really struggled but persisted (much respect to them!), while others left or switched.

I'm sure most of my class ended up in gainful employment and benefited from their studies regardless. I suspect that those who enjoyed a good working life are those who could collaborate well, who could talk with their colleagues and explain their viewpoints and positions, and listen and understand others viewpoints as they worked toward shared solutions to real world problems.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
    •