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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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The dangers of AI, as a concept, has singlehandedly exploded the amount of potential persuasive essay topics for students to write about (europe.pub)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by insanemantis@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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THIS POST IS NOT PRO-AI. EDITED TITLE TO CLEAR CONFUSION

Think about it. LA teachers everywhere are probably choosing from a whole basket of topics like

"Should AI-generated imagery be regulated? Why or why not?"

"Should police departments use AI camera systems? Why or why not?"

"Do AI-generated chatbots improve customer service? Why or why not?"

It is such a philosophical controversy, that the questions about it that you could answer with an essay are endless

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[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago* (1 child)

It also expanded the amount of topics students can write about (aka cheat with AI). Before, you had to select the topic carefully and take the easy ones, now you can do anything (by shutting down your brain and be an idiot for the rest of your life).

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[–] insanemantis@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's an easy game, 'til you get caught

~~Though I suppose a bad student who still has an extra brain cell can just paraphrase AI~~

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