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A place for all those who loathe AI to discuss things, post articles, and ridicule the AI hype. Proud supporter of working people. And proud booer of SXSW 2024.

AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.

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I used AI. It worked. I hated it. (taggart-tech.com)

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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/48191305

Or maybe that's just me. I've been writing code for a good chunk of my life now. I find deep joy in the struggle of creation. I want to keep doing it, even if it's slower. Even if it's worse. I want to keep writing code. But I suspect not everyone feels that way about it. Are they wrong? Or can different people find different value in the same task? And what does society owe to those who enjoy an older way of doing things?

If I could disinvent this technology, I would. My experiences, while enlightening as to models' capabilities, have not altered my belief that they cause more harm than good. And yet, I have no plan on how to destroy generative AI. I don't think this is a technology we can put back in the box. It may not take the same form a year from now; it may not be as ubiquitous or as celebrated, but it will remain.

And in the realm of software development, its presence fundamentally changes the nature of the trade. We must learn how to exist in a world where some will choose to use these tools, whether responsibly or not. Is it possible to distinguish one from the other? Is it possible to renounce all code not written by human hands?

Source: https://taggart-tech.com/reckoning [web-archive]

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[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Hit the nail on the head with the hammer there. It's only superficial. I agree, I've got it to produce stuff that looks great too, looks super factual. You feel like hey maybe this ain't so bad.

Then you review it and dig in. Inevitably you are like wait this ain't quite accurate, like in isolation it is, but combined with this it's not. Then you notice those averages it's calculating, big long walls of text but then even just a simple arithmetic average you are like there's no way that's right and you break out the calc and sure enough it's not even close.

Makes you feel like a savant though. It's literally executive boomer fuel, and that's why we are here. It doesn't get their endorphins fired up, it's literally an orgasm of thoughts as to how low their payroll is going and how much their bonus is going to be.