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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by hgsgm on Thursday December 15, 2022 @10:47AM (#34001316)
A rubber duck doesn't even give imaginary arguments.

The point is to stimulate brainstorming, not get answers.

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Re:DeepMind’s AlphaCode Conquers Coding, Performing as Well ... by soco on Thursday December 15, 2022 @12:37PM (#34002913)
Yes, rubber duck debugging is self-talk so the task still sits with the programmer. However with the AI one get external answers which may or may be not correct, and could or could not influence one's decisions.
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