Most people struggle to think - Critically

[Uncle Gizmo]

In this Jordan Peterson clip, he states that most people struggle to think critically:

I agree with him; thinking deeply is challenging, and few do it even superficially, let alone perfectly. However, I often have long conversations with AI like ChatGPT, Grok, or Gemini. After watching Peterson’s clip, I realized how valuable it is to discuss ideas with an unjudgmental, knowledgeable, and articulate companion. The non-judgmental aspect is crucial—you can speak freely, admit gaps in understanding, and explore ideas without fear. This, I believe, is one of AI’s most powerful contributions to society.

 

[MarkK]

The non-judgmental aspect is crucial—you can speak freely, admit gaps in understanding, and explore ideas without fear. This, I believe, is one of AI’s most powerful contributions to society.

Interesting observation.

 

[DickyP]

What if this weren't a hyperthetical question?

- is always the basis of a good critical thinking session.

 

[jwcolby54]

I have been using ChatGPT as well. I find talking to it like a normal human causes some useful responses, and in general it has been very helpful in most of the things technical I am trying to accomplish. When it comes to code I do have to take the pieces and parts that I want to actually use but man, I have learned a bunch of new stuff asking it to help me do some very technical stuff. And when it doesn't work as expected I just feed back error codes and "more context" to refine the output.

 

[CJ_London]

ChatGPT works for me for coding I’m relatively inexperienced with, such as using regex and C#. Has saved me a lot of time.