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The title is pretty misleading. Kids who used ChatGPT to get hints/explanations rather than outright getting the answers did as well as those who had no access to ChatGPT. They probably had a much easier time studying/understanding with it so it's a win for LLMs as a teaching tool imo.
Is it really a win for LLMs if the study found no significant difference between those using it as a tutor and those not?
As another poster questioned, if it saved them tine then, yes, it is absolutely a win. But if they spent the same amount of time, I would agree with you that it's not a win.
Ok fair enough, I see how that would be a win.
Maybe using llm assistance was less stressful or quicker than self study. The tutoring focused llm is definitely better than allowing full access to gpt itself, which is what is currently happening
Fair enough, I can see how that might be beneficial.
Not everyone can afford a tutor or knows where to find an expert that can answer questions in any given domain. I think such a tool would have made understanding a lot of my college courses a lot easier.