'Why would schools want a machine that hinders critical thinking?'
lilbrudder2 · x · 2026-09-03
@lilbrudder2 sarcastically wondered why schools would want "a machine that hinders your critical thinking skills in the place where you're supposed to learn critical thinking," targeting AI tools in classrooms.
The counterpart argues the problem is usage, not the machine — good AI use itself is an exercise in critical thinking.
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