• Lmaydev@programming.dev
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    8 months ago

    As a developer I use it mainly for learning.

    What used to be a Google followed by skimming a few articles or docs pages is now a question.

    It pulls the specific info I need, sources it and allows follow up questions.

    I’ve noticed the new juniors can get up to speed on new tech very quickly nowadays.

    As for code I don’t trust it beyond snippets I can use as a base.

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      8 months ago

      JFC they’ve certainly got the unethical shills out in full force today. Language Models do not and will never amount to proper human work. It’s almost always a net negative everywhere it is used, final products considered.

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          8 months ago

          Its intended use is to replace human work in exchange for lower accuracy. There is no ethical use case scenario.

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            8 months ago

            It’s intended to show case its ability to generate text. How people use it is up to them.

            As I said it’s great for learning as it’s very accurate when summarising articles / docs. It even sources it so you can read up more if needed.

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              8 months ago

              It’s been known to claim commands and documentation exist when they don’t. It very commonly gets simple addition wrong.

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                8 months ago

                That’s because it’s a language processor not a calculator. As I said you’re using it wrong.

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                  8 months ago

                  So the correct usage is to have documents incorrectly explained to you? I fail to see how that does any good.