AI-based learning is a joke
The author argues that relying on AI for learning undermines the educational process by replacing active research with passive copy-pasting. The post criticizes the current job market for demanding excessive experience for junior roles while simultaneously devaluing specialized knowledge. The author advocates for traditional, self-directed learning methods over AI-assisted shortcuts to maintain genuine technical proficiency.
- ▪The author contends that using AI to get immediate answers prevents the deep cognitive engagement required for true learning.
- ▪Modern job requirements for junior developers are described as unrealistic, demanding extensive experience and broad skills for modest salaries.
- ▪The author believes that AI tools are often misused by beginners who lack the foundational knowledge to verify or understand the generated outputs.
- ▪Privacy concerns are raised regarding large tech companies collecting user data through AI services.
- ▪The author prefers to struggle through the learning process independently rather than relying on AI-generated solutions.
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| Original publisher | Qlain |
| Canonical URL | https://qlain.online/blog/ai-based-learning.html |
| Publication time | Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:39:26 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-18T23:43:46.989Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-18T23:43:46.989Z |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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AI-based learning is a joke 2026.09.10 Initially I was looking for some resources for mastering x86 ASM and this is when the motivation to write this post was born. After asking a bunch of people I had nothing but a just use AI to learn x recommendation. Don't consider it personal. Learning is fun. Always has been and always will be. However, in the modern era of Artificial Inteligence (LLMs for now) people don't actually learn anymore. They prompt and immediately get the answer. There is no learning here, just some wording, and copy-pasting the answer. And even if you don't use any external help from this black boxes you can have this thought at the back of your head to maybe prompt and get an immediate answer.
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