Hell I would rather just read their reply in Spanish and if they need to write it out really fast without struggling trying to translate it and I use my own B1 level Spanish comprehension than read AI generated slop.
Tell people there are 10000 license plate scanners tracking their every move across the US and you get a mild chuckle, but god forbid someone access the shit they put into some for profit companies database under terms they never read.
I'm a non-native English speaker who writes many work emails in English. My English is quite good, but still, it takes me longer to write email in English because it's not as natural. Sometimes I spend a few minutes wondering if I'm getting the tone right or maybe being too pushy, if I should add some formality or it would sound forced, etc., while in my native language these things are automatic. Why shouldn't I use an LLM to save those extra minutes (as long as I check the output before sending it)?
And being non-native with a good English level is nothing compared to people who might have autism, etc.
The issue is that we both know 99% of output are not the result of this. AI is used to cut corners, not to cross your T's and dot your I's. It's similar to how having the answer banks for a textbook is a great tool to self-correct and reinforce correct learning. In reality these banks aren't sold publicly because most students will use it to cheat.
And I'm not even saying this in a shameful way per se; high schoolers are under so much pressure, used to be given hours of homework on top of 7+ hours of instruction, and in some regards the content is barely applicable to long term goals past keeping their GPA up. The temptation to cheat is enormous at that stage.
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Not so much for 30 year old me who wants to refresh themselves on calculus concepts for an interview. There also really shouldn't be any huge pressure to "cheat" your co-workers either (there sometimes is, though).