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1. joegibbs · 1790897129 · focus · HN ↗

   There's one of mine in there where I predicted in 2023 that it would be 20 years until AI would be reliably able to entirely build and deploy arbitrary applications from a prompt. I was off by about 18 years on that one!

   1. BobbyTables2 · 1790909327 · focus · HN ↗

      I’m right with you there.

      It also didn’t help that for a very long time, simple adaptive filters and basic neural networks were branded as “artificial intelligence” despite having very basic capabilities and little mystery on how/why they worked in their narrow use case.

      I didn’t believe the recent hype for a very long time. But having tried out the latest models, I’m kinda shocked. In 1 minute it comprehends a complex niche code base and points out subtle errors with very little noise. A senior engineer we would have taken months to do less. Coverity would have cost dearly and generated far more false positives than substance.

      1. brokenmachine · 1790932324 · focus · HN ↗

         > In 1 minute it comprehends a complex niche code base and points out subtle errors with very little noise. A senior engineer we would have taken months to do less.

         They of course operate faster than humans, but this is hyperbole. Unless your senior engineer sucks.

         1. BobbyTables2 · 1791158749 · focus · HN ↗

            You’re right, 1 minute is hyperbole - it may have taken a full 5-10 minutes.

            The very best people I’ve ever worked with would have taken at least week to find and prove even 1 or 2 of the lowest hanging findings.

            It would still take a few months for them to really digest everything and come up with substantial ideas for improvement.

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