• heavydust@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Or fix a simple syntax error. I’ve seen that a few times from juniors who thought they were too smart to learn, and it’s painful to watch.

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        LLMs excel at fixing typos. That’s honestly the most useful aspect of them.

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          Which is also not a real use-case. Like, just check your work, you don’t need a tool for that.

          Hell I don’t even use spell-check because it’s just distracting, and it’s a fundamentally wrong way to think about language.

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              People are being miseducated about what they can achieve by charlatans looking to make a quick buck before the hype bubble implodes, and the tech is helping cook the planet.

              It’s not “fine”.