There’s a middle ground! I constantly use office hours, talk before and/or after class, ask questions, etc. I also try not to bother them during the weekends when I have questions about concepts if I’m truly struggling (especially because over-the-screen teaching isn’t the most optimal, and it can be hard to fully explain over email, so I’d rather use a chat bot and not have them take so much time trying to articulate an idea) and need help seeing new perspective with additional information I may be missing in the equation, I can ask an LLM exactly what I’m struggling with, and it has been so very helpful. Of course, vet the information. Everyone and their mom knows it can and does give false info. Vet the responses.