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Ask HN: Is there something we lost when using AI to read a research paper?

by HiPHInch on 3/30/25, 6:26 AM with 3 comments

And how do one balance the reading and doing time ratio? like 2:8 or what

  • by conartist6 on 3/30/25, 11:51 AM

    I don't know, and neither do you. I'm sure it wasn't important though.

    And of course there's no chance that the summary had wrong information not just missing information.

    But again it's all ok because AI took the responsibility for reading and understanding away from you. If your negligence results in major harm, try telling everyone "It was the AI's fault. I have no responsibility. I was told that I would never have to read anything again anymore"

  • by JohnFen on 3/30/25, 12:53 PM

    Yes.

    Even if the summary (regardless of how it is generated) is perfect, it's leaving out a lot of information by definition. If it weren't, then it wouldn't be a summary at all -- it would be the original paper.

  • by BrenBarn on 3/30/25, 6:42 AM

    Yes. Yes there is. It's called reading the paper.