GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CREDIT values

Re:GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CRE... by Imustaskforhelp on Monday May 11, 2026 @09:36PM (#48103143)

For a good reminder for people on the limitations of AI (or well OAI gpt 5.3 default model for non paying users), I did an experiment recently (Just a week-ish ago): https://smileplease.mataroa.blog/blog/how-many-e-are-in-stra...

image: https://mataroa.blog/images/b5c65214.png

but it says that there are 3 e's in strawberry ;)

Now this is literally something which occurs because of it being text autocomplete and the inherent issue of token based Large language models. So you are literally right :D

My point is that AI can have its issues and it can have its plus points (just like text autocomplete but some suggest its on steroids)

The issue to me feels like we are hammering it in absolutely everything and anything, perhaps it should be used more selectively, y'know, like perhaps a tool?

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Re:GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CRE... by tux on Monday May 11, 2026 @10:46PM (#48103609)

Yes, AI should be used as a tool for very specific things. Ones it’s trained on everything it’s completely useless. Anyone who is trying to use it for everyone will fail. I predict by 2030 (if not much sooner) ai bubble will burst. The only good outcome will be all this hardware used will be lequdated for pennies. Mark this prediction it will happen ;-)

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Re:GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CRE... by skeptic_ai on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @01:14AM (#48104450)

If you’re so sure just make a leveraged bet and become a millionaire. Put your food where your mouth is if you’re so convinced

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Re:GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CRE... by ipaddr on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @08:34AM (#48107351)

Knowing it will fail is one thing but knowing when and how things blow up is another.

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Re:GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CRE... by koiueo on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @01:15AM (#48104455)

I definitely hope you're right

> Mark this prediction it will happen

But this historically is a very strong predictor of a poor prediction

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Re:GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CRE... by skeptic_ai on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @01:13AM (#48104443)

Grok auto: 1 “Strawberry” has only one “e”. S T R A W B E R R Y

Gemini: There is *1* "e" in the word "strawberry".

Seems fine

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Re:GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CRE... by spartanatreyu on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @01:53AM (#48104693)

They meant to say the letter "r".

See: https://fediverse.zachleat.com/@zachleat/116529994444529036

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Re:GitLab announces workforce reduction and end of their CRE... by phoronixrly on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @01:43AM (#48104634)

So you have subscriptions to all the hyperscalers and make them vote on what's the correct answer?

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