“Won't that be grand? Computers and the programs will start thinking and the people will stop.” — Walter
2026 students:
“How do you know an assignment is AI proof? Because when it is, students cannot do it.”
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Professors/comments/1vkw6by/how%5Fdo%5Fyou%5Fknow%5Fan%5Fassignment%5Fis%5Fai%5Fproof%5Fbecause/
Snippet from professor/student dialog:
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Prof: ”Start with what you found interesting.”
Student: ”How do I know if something’s interesting?”
Prof: ”You’re asking me how you find something interesting?”
Student: ”Yeah.”
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Chatbots / LLMs are not just "the latest tools" like using a calculator instead of doing arithmetic yourself.
Students are being robbed of curiosity, learning to discover and notice novelty, how to “find something interesting.”
This isn't cognitive enhancement, this is a tool causing brain rot (loss of curiosity), even a developmental disability. Unclear if it is reversible.
TRON quote citation: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/quotes/?item=qt0406255
#TRON #TRON1982 #AIproof #interesting #chatBot #chatBots #LLM #LLMs #AI #brainRot #AIbrainRot #disability #Blaugust #Blaugust2026
https://tantek.com/2026/225/t1/tron-prescience-programs-thinking-people-stop
