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I've just watched a wonderful critical thinking conversation, that others might like to watch too. At the moment, if Ai saves you time, like a washing machine does over handwashing, that's awesome. My post illustrates, I hope, how it can save your sanity and increase your enjoyment and success with home education, as well.

How much does a load cost, in electricity, is something I think about. DeepSeek uses 1/10th of ChatGPT. There's a lot to learn just through looking into that. I've a home ed friend who has their own 'offline' Ai program, which is another way to go.

I see Ai as a tool, like a calculator, that can help you save time working something out mentally, BUT it's not a REPLACEMENT for thinking. Yes, it 'saves you time' and that's about it for positive effects, because learning is valuable. If you assume it is 'thinking' for you, you will run the risk of gradually reducing your own thinking, and therefore you're more likely to not notice errors. Always check it's output.

This YouTube conversation discusses what Ai really is, where it came from, what it can give you and what the cost of it is, in a broader context.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ9LubfEdFs

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