Tell HN: AI tools are making me lose interest in CS fundamentals

I think that AI, particularly LLMs, can be quite effective for learning, especially if you maintain a sense of curiosity. CS fundamentals, in particular, are well-suited for learning through LLMs because models have been trained on extensive CS material. You can explore different paradigms in various ways, ask questions, and dissect both questions and answers to deepen your understanding or develop better mental models. If you're interested in theory, you can focus on theoretical questions but if you're more hands-on you can take a practical approach, ask for code examples etc. If you have a session and feel that there's something there that you want to retain ask for flash cards.

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"With powerful computers, I sometimes feel less motivated to study deep mathematical topics like differential equations and statistics. Computers can math quickly, which makes the effort of learning the fundamentals feel less urgent. For those who have been in the industry longer, why do you think it’s still important to stay strong in mathematical fundamentals?"

Because otherwise you are training to become a button pressing cocaine monkey?

This is the right answer. AI writing code for you? Then spend that time understanding what it is writing and the fundamentals behind it.

Does it work? How does it work? If you can't answer those questions, you should think carefully about what value you bring.

We're in this greenfield period where everybody's pet ideas can be brought to life. In other words...

Now anyone can make something nobody gives a shit about.