The Generative AI Con

Re:The Generative AI Con by habinero on Thursday February 20, 2025 @06:13AM (#43113396)

And, as I stated, your own sources say it's a mild improvement at best. Despite what you're insinuating.

Listen: it's a fun toy. Engineers love toys and shiny distractions.

Don't confuse shiny rocks for gold.

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Re:The Generative AI Con by vonneumannstan on Thursday February 20, 2025 @12:11PM (#43117348)

> it's a fun toy.

Keep thinking that and don't feel too bad when 21 year old zoomers are 10x more impactful than you are at work.

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Re:The Generative AI Con by habinero on Friday February 21, 2025 @10:20PM (#43135768)

Hahaha. If you think software engineering is primarily about bashing out slop code as fast as possible, then there's not much I can say to you.

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Re:The Generative AI Con by jcgrillo on Monday February 24, 2025 @07:52PM (#43166797)

I will feel fucking great about that, because my stock portfolio will moon on their backs sufficiently that I can retire. But I'm not hopeful.

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