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One of my favorite essays on a similar topic: https://sites.math.washington.edu//~koblitz/mi.html

Neal Koblitz's "The Case Against Computers in Math Education".

Wow. Now there's a quote:

> "Youngsters who are immersed in this popular culture are accustomed to large doses of passive, visual entertainment. They tend to develop a short attention span, and expect immediate gratification. They are usually ill equipped to study mathematics, because they lack patience, self-discipline, the ability to concentrate for long periods, and reading comprehension and writing skills."

For context, the essay is from 1996. You could have told me this is from the current year and I would have believed you.

> You could have told me this is from the current year and I would have believed you.

Agreed. It's a matter of degree, and I wonder what reaching the eventual limit (if there is one) looks like.

There’s a platonic dialogue that has basically the same sentiment.

People see what they want to see, even very smart people.

Ultimately those are tools and I think the goal is to educate students to use them properly. Also because I don't expect the knowledge paradox to disappear anytime soon with these models.

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