Parent says teen daughter shouldn't study calculus, sparking AI-education debate
PAstynome · x · 2026-09-15
- A parent argued there is "zero reason" his 17-year-old daughter should study calculus, happy to "let our AI overlords take that off her hands."
- A rebuttal went viral: without strong domain knowledge, she won't be able to check AI's work — "AI is absolutely useless without strong domain knowledge."
- The exchange crystallizes the debate over whether foundational skills still matter when AI can perform them.
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