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I don't think such an attitude is warranted. While I'm skeptical about the potential of LLMs as AGI (whatever that means), being able to summarize subjects and even come up with test questions can be very valuable for learning. I am concerned about the confabulation aspect, though. I wonder if there could be a uncertainty metric for that.

You're making a serious mistake. If you're trying to learn something new, even in math or science, GPT4 is nothing less than a superpower.

The process of learning when to trust it and when not to is learning.

Happy to disagree here. I am hopeful that students get apps which provide them with - fast feedback loops - better adjustment to their learning speed - more patience - gamification - oppurtunity to ask endless questions

Of course, only as an addition to the current mix. For math problems, this will be easier than for other contexts.

I like text books for pop science or really hard things - like university level education. But I am surprised to see them as an option for basic education.