What I got out of this book was the importance of starting to use AI as a mentor and guide to help me learn better. I should invoke it as a guide that helps me grow my expertise. As AI influence continues to grow it’s important to have human experts in the loop. So that’s where I should focus my efforts. Gaining expertise in how to work with AI as a co-intelligence. Use AI as a cheap way of getting continuous feedback and as a mentor to guide me to what I need to learn and work on next. Using AI is a great way to start whenever you’re getting stuck in your writing or programming and it can offer inspiration for how to move forward. Don’t be afraid to use it. Always invite AI to the table, but remember that it’s like working together with a person and doesn’t behave the way traditional software behaves. You have to tell it who it is and how it can help you.

#Things to consider

  • Just as calculators did not replace the need for learning math, AI will not replace the need for learning to write and think critically.
  • Technology has tended to make us stronger.
  • LLMs can seem more impressive than they are because they provide the illusion of understanding.
  • There is no instruction book for AI to refer to. You have to figure out for yourself what its value and limits are. We all learn by experimenting.
  • Use AI as an assistive tool, not as a crutch.
  • Learn to be the human in the loop.
  • AI doesn’t behave like other software. Treat it like a person.
  • Always invite AI to the table. Think about ways it could help with your problems and processes.
  • The biggest issue limiting AI is also one of its strengths: its notorious ability to make stuff up, to hallucinate.
  • LLMs are connection machines.
  • “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.”
  • Treat AI like a person and tell it what kind of person it is.

#Flipped classrooms

One solution to incorporating more active learning is by “flipping” classrooms. Students would learn new concepts at home, typically through videos or other digital resources, and then apply what they’ve learned in the classroom through collaborative activities, discussions, or problem-solving exercises. The main idea behind flipped classrooms is to maximize classroom time for active learning and critical thinking, while using at-home learning for content delivery.