Doing the thing is doing the thing

Re:Doing the thing is doing the thing by OpenDrapery on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @04:03PM (#46786686)

Is telling AI to do thing, doing the thing?

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Re:Doing the thing is doing the thing by olliepro on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @04:07PM (#46786752)

The more I use AI to do the thing, the more it feels like I didn't do the thing.

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Re:Doing the thing is doing the thing by flyinglizard on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @08:53PM (#46790025)

Yet the thing got done. Perhaps in the age of AI, it’s about making things get done.

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Re:Doing the thing is doing the thing by tony_cannistra on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @06:01PM (#46788415)

Idk, depends. Is going to office-hours in order to pass an exam "doing the thing?" Help seems fine.

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Re:Doing the thing is doing the thing by keithluu on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @09:44PM (#46790403)

When saying 'doing the thing', we often mean getting some progress or a result. I'd say you did the thing if you consider the result created by the AI acceptable.

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Re:Doing the thing is doing the thing by doodpants on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @09:25AM (#46795832)

Similarly, is ordering Zhu Li to "Do the thing!" doing the thing?

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