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Fuck up a book for me please (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

That aspect is my concern. A 2020 Gallup study suggested that over half of United States residents lacked English proficiency. While I suppose a tool like this might encourage some to read who might not otherwise, I worry students will use it as a crutch, not pushing themselves to develop their vocabularies and comprehension skills.

Anecdotally, I work in a field that typically requires an advanced education. The proportion of my coworkers that consistently demonstrates basic reading comprehension issues likewise concerns me.

Edit: that this post was three down from this one gave me a good laugh: https://lemmy.world/post/17068182

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If they read more simple material, they would still improve their reading comprehension. Maybe even more efficiently, if it's still challenging but not overwhelming

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You improve reading comprehension (like any skill) by challenging yourself. The AI text would only be a challenge for a brand new English learner.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

You can ask the AI for any reading level you want and it will do it