Should a 5-year-old be using ChatGPT to learn?

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The title is very useful for an opening BANG....Change the Should' to 'Would' and it becomes a useful closing BANG!

using AI to learn... is affecting young people’s ability to think critically and learn independently.

ChatGPT put out biased and inaccurate information, even sheer nonsense because they tend to “hallucinate”.

The more the participants, knowledge workers, trusted and used AI for certain tasks, the less they practised those skills – such as writing, analysis and critical evaluations – themselves....an atrophying of skills in those areas.

Those using AI for critical thinking tools were also more likely to produce “a less diverse set of outcomes for the same task, compared with those without”. So it’s not just about losing our critical thinking abilities, but also our ability to think out of the box.

Qns:

1. To what extent has technology had a negative impact on the skill levels of people? (Cam. 2010)

2. 'Useful servant, but dangerous master.' How far is this true of technology today? (JPJC WA 2025)