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Re: Ask HN: How are you using AI to learn?

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Post by mfalcon »

7nolikov wrote: post #3

AI is effective when combined with traditional approaches. I usually ask users to provide existing trusted educational resources with user reviews, create a roadmap for learning skills, and then provide examples for specific cases. Even when I am taking a course on learning portal, I often ask AI about alternatives

Are you building something in this space? Or are you giving the resources directly to a llm chat interface along with some prompt?

Re: Ask HN: How are you using AI to learn?

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Post by mfalcon »

idontwantthis wrote: post #2

I’ve had claude code create a practice project for me to learn SQL. I had it create 12 projects of graded difficulty with automated tests. It was super helpful. I had to revise the lessons as I was completing them, but overall it worked fantastically.

SQL seems to be a great fit because of how easy is to verify the output.

Re: Ask HN: How are you using AI to learn?

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Post by mfalcon »

acron0 wrote: post #4

I had Claude research and synthesize as much as it could from published curriculums and then design its own undergrad Philosophy degree. Then I asked it to split it into lessons, and I am consuming these lessons, delivered dialogically, at the rate of about 1 a week at the moment. It's fun, it's engaging, and I really feel like I am learning and making progress. Could all be an illusion.

Do you trust everything you read or how do you verify that the LLM is not hallucinating and giving you erroneus content?

Re: Ask HN: How are you using AI to learn?

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Post by 7nolikov »

mfalcon wrote: post #11
7nolikov wrote: post #3

AI is effective when combined with traditional approaches. I usually ask users to provide existing trusted educational resources with user reviews, create a roadmap for learning skills, and then provide examples for specific cases. Even when I am taking a course on learning portal, I often ask AI about alternatives

Are you building something in this space? Or are you giving the resources directly to a llm chat interface along with some prompt?

No, I am requesting resources for my learning. E.g., I want to learn a new skill - compare several alternatives by pricing and effectiveness. If I already have some candidates, I can request llm to search for reviews

Re: Ask HN: How are you using AI to learn?

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Post by NishanStepak »

I am building a vibe coding project. As part of the project, I am reading books on each step of the process. This means first reading on how artificial intelligence works, then reading about how to vibe code, then about how prompting works, how context engineering works, how AI project management works, how basic machine language works. Then project advances, I am learning about how to market SAAS, learning how SEO and GEO work. Before this I took classes from the Verizon Skill Forward program which is free to anyone older than 17 in the United States, https://www.verizon.com/about/responsibility/human-prosperit... It covers many classes and certifications in EdX which is an online training program. I am using AI to apply what I am reading. Things like joining Github, and joining other places related to what I am reading or taking classes on. Through my library I also have access to LinkedIn training, so I am applying what I am learning through AI. This includes things like using AI for basic investing and other things. You can test anything you learn about AI with AI. There are a ton of new books on AI. I like the ones from O'Reilly Media, and the For Dummies books by Wiley give just enough content to learn a little bit.
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