Damn, I never thought about how AI is making it so that even the professionals are unprofessional now… because AI enables the posers to get the job, and then they keep using AI to keep the job.
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Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 20 hours ago
This is why I’m nervous about going back to school too. I’ve seen people find out their professors are just using AI and it feels so…gross. You pay a lot for school! What’s the point if it’s all just phoned in? And then to top it off you aren’t guaranteed a good job afterwards even if you do well.
I wish there was a better solution to all of this because I would like to change my life trajectory as I’ve grown tired in my current position
partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 20 hours ago
t3rmit3@beehaw.org 17 hours ago
It’s not just posers, it’s also an issue of just being easy, so even a seasoned, experienced professor can use it to avoid hours of prep for materials that would then be above the cut of the LLM content. Still lowers the standard, but without even changing the professors.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 14 hours ago
they can just AI generate all thier slides, and course material and just read off it verbatim. before AI, we had a biochem teach in college that only read off slides, very unhelpful in learning, when the tests came around it wasnt remotely similar to her slides at all. she would rather do research, which i assume most profs would than teach.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 15 hours ago
What’s the point if it’s all just phoned in?
You get a piece of paper at the end that proves you’ve gone through the class barrier hurdle successfully, thus proving that you’re not one of those filthy poors, so you’re eligible for one of the good jobs.
DdCno1@beehaw.org 8 hours ago
Not even that these days. The good jobs are for people with connections. Those who made it through based on merit are more likely to end up as office drones that can be let go if the CEO wants a higher quarterly bonus to spend on gold trim for his third yacht.
OwOarchist@pawb.social 4 hours ago
Well, that’s what they mean by one of the ‘good jobs’.
Because, sure, that still sucks ass. But at least you’re not sweating like a pig and getting skin cancer while mowing lawns. At least you’re not pissing in a bottle and stepping over dead coworkers for Amazon. And at least you’re not getting physically assaulted by irate customers who are mad at your employer’s terrible policies in some shitty dead-end retail place.
massive_bereavement@fedia.io 20 hours ago
I was working while I went through it and it was hell. Now that I have all this knowledge crammed in my tiny brain it is easy to take the higher road, but I do wonder if I had a chance to cheat, if I wouldn't rather do that than mixing sleep deprivation and stimulants to try to keep my Cs afloat.
Jason2357@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
You have the right attitude and I hope you are able to successfully shop around. Some institutions are paying below living wages to overworked and precariously employed instructors. Of course they phone it in. Those places are not worth your money and just trying to cash in on the “diploma” ==“job ticket” mentality.
Find a place that actually gives a shit about education and you should find professors interested in actual education that will see your attitude as refreshing.