1 hour ago, Sensei said:

Thanks for reminding us that he was an idiot. To die, you 1) have to exist, and then to be 2) mortal.. So basically the opposite of (immortal) deity..

He probably meant "the idea of God", if we are careful with the use-mention distinction. But I think he either 1) Was a distinguished idiot; or 2) Was insightful in such a bizarre way that mostly idiots thought they understood him. I personally didn't get much from his philosophy, I must say.

3 hours ago, Sensei said:

Thanks for reminding us that he was an idiot. To die, you 1) have to exist, and then to be 2) mortal.. So basically the opposite of (immortal) deity..

He was using a metaphor, dude.

3 hours ago, iNow said:

An apt comparison, as is our ability to read maps now with Google and Apple Maps or remember phone numbers now with phone contacts

I think it is well-established that these tools degrade the specific skills that they replace. The issue with AI is that it is perceived as not confined to any one domain and some use it to offload basic thinking and, apparently communication.

I have heard reports that some students even try to use it for in-class interaction. In one article I read, a simple question was something like: "What do you think about that book. Did you like it, or not?" Apparently, half the class gave very similar chat-GPT generated answers.