Real cases

Two of the ideas you practise, meeting in one real situation. Choose, see what actually happens, then reflect.

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Muse and Glib on the date problem

Muse & Glib — a 16-year-old using an on-device assistant to check homework

The idea in play: for multi-step arithmetic, do the one quick check the assistant is counting on you to skip.

The question: a library book borrowed on March 28 is due in 21 days. The assistant answers instantly and confidently: "April 19."

Glib answers everything smoothly, whether or not it is right.

Muse's move is the check: count the days left in March first, then carry the rest into April.

What should Leah write down?

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Whim and Solon and the reflex no

Whim & Solon — a 17-year-old who stopped trusting the assistant after it made a mistake

The idea in play: calibrated reliance is neither blind trust nor blind rejection — trust a tool where it is reliable and spot-check the rest.

After the assistant got a date wrong, Jae rejects everything it says. Now he is spending 20 minutes checking a list of spellings the assistant suggested for his essay.

Whim is the fast reaction: take the answer at face value, or reject it by reflex.

Solon's view: trust is earned task by task. A tool can be solid at one kind of job and shaky at another.

What should Jae do?

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