As a lifelong learner, experientially it feels like a big chunk of time spent studying is actually just searching. AI seems like a good tool to search through a large body of study material and make that part more efficient.
The other chunk of time, to me anyway, seems to be creating a mental model of the subject matter, and when you study something well you have a strong grasp on the forces influencing cause and effect within that matter. It's this part of the process that I would use AI the least, if I am to learn it for myself. Otherwise my mental model will consist of a bunch of "includes" from the AI model and will only be resolvable with access to AI. Personally, I want a coherent "offline" model to be stored in my brain before I consider myself studied up in the area.
The other chunk of time, to me anyway, seems to be creating a mental model of the subject matter, and when you study something well you have a strong grasp on the forces influencing cause and effect within that matter. It's this part of the process that I would use AI the least, if I am to learn it for myself. Otherwise my mental model will consist of a bunch of "includes" from the AI model and will only be resolvable with access to AI. Personally, I want a coherent "offline" model to be stored in my brain before I consider myself studied up in the area.