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Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by Lariscus on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @03:45AM (#47148989)
Which success? I still see those things churning out laughably wrong code at every turn.
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by ubercore on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:02AM (#47149132)
It's not a point and click code machine, but it's laughably wrong to say they just churn out laughably wrong code.
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by noosphr on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:10AM (#47149185)
Half of developers are below average. Half of developers say that the code Ai produces is amazing. Would you like a venn diagram?
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by dash2 on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:14AM (#47149215)
You’re saying that AI is already good enough to replace 50% of developers. Sounds like you agree it will be very important.
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by rwmj on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:40AM (#47149419)
He's saying the good half of developers have to deal with the increased slop output of the bad half. Probably will be overwhelmed by it, in the end.
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by ubercore on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @06:01AM (#47149973)
It _can_ produce slop if people stop thinking. I've also seen it do just fine, when people know when, where and how to use it. That's the part that frightens me, not the code it makes itself.
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by noosphr on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @07:50AM (#47150842)
I will have to bring out the Venn diagram.
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by ubercore on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @08:37AM (#47151279)
Go ahead!
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by ludicrousdispla on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @10:32AM (#47152908)
minor correction: they say AI produces code that is 'mostly' amazing.
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by keeda on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @01:09PM (#47155273)
Latest developer surveys (StackOverflow, DORA, DX, Pragmatic Engineer, etc.) show AI adoption up to 85 - 90%. Can you incorporate that into the venn diagram? ;-)
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by cleaning on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:10AM (#47149190)
You're telling on yourself here
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by delaminator on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @03:49AM (#47149022)
I guess everyone stopped using Claude Code already then, if it doesn't work.
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by coldtea on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:06AM (#47149155)
It doesn't work precisely because people are using claude.

If it worked, there'd be no people using it.

Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by Kye on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:18AM (#47149249)
Nobody goes there, it's too crowded.
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by coldtea on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @05:02AM (#47149576)
"It's not revolutionary automation if every 'automator' has an operator attached" - doesn't take a Yogi to figure out...
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by simianwords on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @03:49AM (#47149032)
sorry but this is just cope at this point
Re:Ed Zitron loses his mind annotating an AI doomer macro memo by danielbln on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @04:12AM (#47149197)
The copium is strong in these threads. There was merit to that a year or two ago, but at this point it's just sticking the head in the sand.