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Pop!_OS bans AI-generated code from much of its codebase

116 points · 167 comments · bundie

  1. brink · · focus · HN ↗
    I also have found that AI has not lived up to many of its promises and have dialed back what AI gets control of. My projects were turning into unmaintainable messes. The people who say coding is solved aren't paying attention.
    1. lucianmarin · · focus · HN ↗
      Yes. I started two projects with AI from scratch. Both abandoned, complete mess. Projects without AI are so easy to manage, maintain, add/remove features, etc. I use AI as a search engine on my projects instead of Google. I ask what's wrong with my code and change or improve it myself based on my experience.
      1. fignews · · focus · HN ↗
        Have you considered that maybe this is a reflection of your skills rather than that of the LLM?
        1. catlifeonmars · · focus · HN ↗
          It could be that small variations in prompting lead to large differences in quality of output, especially over longer horizons.

          I’m saying it’s probably multiple factors and both you and GP are right.

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