I wanted to learn more about photography, I started asking an LLM and it helped me immensively. Definitely not the same realm but if you wanna pick up new skills, LLMs have tons of beginner friendly ways to explain things!
- How to correctly hang a pre-framed door (shim it, tack it in place with 16 gauge nails, and use one wood screw in the top 2 hinges to prevent the door from sagging)
- How to properly adhere MDF trim to the ceiling to hide a closet door track (screw a furring strip or a header board to the studs above the drywall, shim it so it’s level in case the ceiling is uneven, and then nail through the face of the trim into the strip)
- What the difference is between the 27 DAP putties and spackles in the paint aisle (turns out Painters Putty 53 is typically used to hide finish nail holes, because you tend to make a lot of them and can just smoosh it in and level it off with a palette knife!)
But I do agree about using LLMs for learning new things - it's great to just get those answers, hopefully the LLM doesn't hallucinate too much and cause you to destroy your project in the process ;) On the flip side, it removes the useful skill of learning to communicate with fellow human beings, and atrophies the skill of how to ask questions, which often can lead to answers just by phrasing the question correctly. It also removes the chance to join a community of like-minded individuals. It's a completely soulless interaction. Maybe it's a boon for anti-social types, but I think it might also be creating more anti-social behaviors in humans, in a time when IMHO we should be learning to become more social and accepting of each other.