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Melon

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11. Really...why? The reality is that the precise skills become less relevant

Reply to Torchlight (Reply #7)

Thu Jun 25, 2026, 07:09 PM

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They would only be used in academia.
The answer is never that we then move backward. Can you think of times when that was the long term answer? Going back to a number 2 pencil will never be the answer. China is embracing AI not forcing a backward progression that will not work.

When I was in school you couldn’t use calculators. We had to learn everything long hand including all graphing. We all need basic arithmetic, which is still taught. But complex equations are performed on computers or calculators. They were banned in college and are now a requirement. They are tools. Why would AI be any different beyond learning the fundamentals.

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