Teaching yourself quantum mechanics with AI: the real risk is lost attribution
gerardsans · x · 2026-10-23
@RichardHanania shares how he uses AI to self-teach quantum mechanics: state exactly what you don't get, then keep asking for new visualizations and examples until it sticks. Replying, @gerardsans argues the real issue isn't learning with AI but lost attribution—you can't tell if input comes from a professor or an anonymous Reddit post, and non-expert users can't detect when AI is silently wrong.
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