Burkov: saying LLMs replace books is like saying students learn courses by quizzing professors
burkov · x · 2026-09-14
ML author Andriy Burkov pushes back on the claim that reading books for learning is obsolete because you can ask an LLM. His analogy: that's like saying a student can learn a university course just by asking a professor questions—systematic study materials still matter.
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