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Re:Stack Overflow Announces OverflowAI [video] by chx on Thursday July 27, 2023 @01:30PM (#36897143)
But that is what you get, it's just dressed up to sound like the answer. But it's not the answer , it can not be. If it accidentally is the answer, that's an accident, nothing more. See my example above about dangling commits...
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Re:Stack Overflow Announces OverflowAI [video] by naasking on Thursday July 27, 2023 @02:02PM (#36897713)
> If it accidentally is the answer, that's an accident, nothing more.

Accuracy rates much, much higher than chance are not accidental. While you're pointing to a valid failing of LLMs, you're not using the correct words to describe it.

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Re:Stack Overflow Announces OverflowAI [video] by chx on Friday July 28, 2023 @03:54AM (#36904121)
yes, it is nonsense, all of it, we agree.
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Re:Stack Overflow Announces OverflowAI [video] by naasking on Friday July 28, 2023 @09:15AM (#36906314)
All of what you wrote is nonsense? Ok then.
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Re:Stack Overflow Announces OverflowAI [video] by chx on Friday July 28, 2023 @05:50PM (#36913839)
No, all that LLMs produce is nonsense.
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