Thread

1. a57721 · 1790407197 · focus · HN ↗

   I am teaching some math courses, and I see how LLMs disrupted all standard approaches, and I don't know what to do.

   I rely on written exams that are open book, but forbid any use of computers and smartphones in class.

   The university insists that homework can't be optional, but it lost its meaning. I've tried to explain to my students that it's in their interest to think about home assignments on their own, but the majority will obviously use gen AI, and it's such a waste of time to check and grade LLM output.

   I just had an experience where all students were given "sample problems" to try at home and prepare for the written test. Many of them just dumped the document into an LLM, asked it to produce some "exam guide", and showed up with that thing printed out, asking me during the test to explain what LLM output meant.

   It seems like the university also has many people pushing for AI use for everything, but I teach basic stuff where the goal is to make students think on their own and digest some fundamental ideas, LLMs can produce perfect solutions, but relying on them is pointless.

   1. throw93038383 · 1790407512 · focus · HN ↗

      > I've tried to explain to my students that it's in their interest

      Perhaps some people do not belong at university? It is just a waste of everyone time, to insist 50% of population studies until 25 years old.

      1. ant6n · 1790410964 · focus · HN ↗

         It's like we're putting everybody on crack and then say they're too weak if they become addicted.

         1. Hendrikto · 1790414803 · focus · HN ↗

            If you do not want to learn, and take every shortcut available to avoid it, university might not be the path for you.

            1. ant6n · 1790760413 · focus · HN ↗

               That's easy to say. I might as well say nobody wants to be addicted to crack (or whatever drug), yet here we are.

Unofficial Hacker News client; not affiliated with Y Combinator.