Comment on AI slows down some experienced software developers, study finds

• FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  They’re also bad at that though, because if you don’t know that stuff then you don’t know if what it’s telling you is right or wrong.

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  • fafferlicious@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I…think that’s their point. The only reason it seems good is because you’re bad and can’t spot that is bad, too.

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    • MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      To be fair, when you’re in Gambukistan and you don’t even know what languages are spoken, a smart phone can bail you out and get you communicating basic needs much faster and better than waving your hands and speaking English LOUDLY AND S L O W L Y . A good human translator, you can trust, should be better - depending on their grasp of English, but there’s another point… who do you choose to pick your hotel for you? Google, or a local kid who spotted you from across the street and ran over to “help you out”? That’s a tossup, both are out to make a profit out of you, but which one is likely to hurt you more?

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• Zetta@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  FreedomAdvocate is right, IMO the best use case of ai is things you have an understanding of, but need some assistance. You need to understand enough to catch atleast impactful errors by the llm

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• MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Like search engines, and libraries…

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