I really don't get professors (esp. older ones) who push students straight to GenAI models for data analysis, saying, "Yes, it makes mistakes, but you can quality-control the output."
And how would a student who doesn't have the foundations is supposed to do that? Those skills are learned.
#AcademicChatter
Dr. Or M. Bialik
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