We used to consider writing an indication of time and effort spent on a task. That isn't true anymore.

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And the terrible, horrible thing about it is THIS IS A GOOD LETTER. It is better than most letters of recommendation that I receive. This means that not only is the quality of the letter no longer a signal of the professor’s interest, but also that you may actually be hurting people by not writing a letter of recommendation by AI, especially if you are not a particularly strong writer. So people now have to consider that the goal of the letter (getting a student a job) is in contrast with the morally-correct method of accomplishing the goal (the professor spending a lot of time writing the letter). I am still doing all my letters the old-fashioned way, but I wonder whether that will ultimately do my student’s a disservice.

  • @JerkyIsSuperiorEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    One thing stuck with me from this article - AI technology has the potential to free us from busywork or might mean that we get saddled with even more pointless work whose sole purpose is control and monitoring. It is up to decide which future do we want.