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Also, a crutch for doing long division is not the same as a crutch for general thinking and creativity.

rini17 on April 3, 2025 [–]

It isn't something completely new, there are many cases of unwarranted trust in machines even before computers existed. AI just adds persuasion.

The "Pray Mr. Babbage..." anecdote comes to mind: https://www.azquotes.com/quote/14183

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