▲ 499 ▼ Google AI gets cagey when asked who won the 2020 elections: But the AI responses get more forthright when asked outside the US. (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 week ago by eicker@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 83 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] atasteforfree@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (3 children) LLMs are immensely helpful for coding. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] h0tbeef@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (2 children) Ok, thats not the conversation I was having, but sure. They’re not helpful for learning to code tho, which could be a catastrophic problem in a generation or so. Why does everything need to be quick and easy tho? Do you not find joy in the critical thinking and problem solving elements of human coding? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atasteforfree@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) Good points. I just was pointing out that LLMs have some utility. I do wonder if the ease of coding will eventually be a problem. It may not matter if humans can no longer write code. But it could matter a lot if we can no longer read or understand the code LLMs write. I like the architecture building and problem solving of software engineering with the emphasis on engineering. The code writing, while fun at times, can also be tedious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] h0tbeef@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago The process is part of an art, even the parts that can feel tedious, some would argue the process is the entire point of an art. The ease of allowing the computer to do the coding for you will eventually lead to a society that can no longer read or understand code. Thats the exact problem I’m speaking of. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] h0tbeef@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (2 children) Ok, thats not the conversation I was having, but sure. They’re not helpful for learning to code tho, which could be a catastrophic problem in a generation or so. Why does everything need to be quick and easy tho? Do you not find joy in the critical thinking and problem solving elements of human coding? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] atasteforfree@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) Good points. I just was pointing out that LLMs have some utility. I do wonder if the ease of coding will eventually be a problem. It may not matter if humans can no longer write code. But it could matter a lot if we can no longer read or understand the code LLMs write. I like the architecture building and problem solving of software engineering with the emphasis on engineering. The code writing, while fun at times, can also be tedious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] h0tbeef@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago The process is part of an art, even the parts that can feel tedious, some would argue the process is the entire point of an art. The ease of allowing the computer to do the coding for you will eventually lead to a society that can no longer read or understand code. Thats the exact problem I’m speaking of. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atasteforfree@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 child) Good points. I just was pointing out that LLMs have some utility. I do wonder if the ease of coding will eventually be a problem. It may not matter if humans can no longer write code. But it could matter a lot if we can no longer read or understand the code LLMs write. I like the architecture building and problem solving of software engineering with the emphasis on engineering. The code writing, while fun at times, can also be tedious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] h0tbeef@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago The process is part of an art, even the parts that can feel tedious, some would argue the process is the entire point of an art. The ease of allowing the computer to do the coding for you will eventually lead to a society that can no longer read or understand code. Thats the exact problem I’m speaking of. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] h0tbeef@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago The process is part of an art, even the parts that can feel tedious, some would argue the process is the entire point of an art. The ease of allowing the computer to do the coding for you will eventually lead to a society that can no longer read or understand code. Thats the exact problem I’m speaking of. permalink fedilink source parent