lorddimwit is now @rk@well.com

I couldn’t remember a piece of #PostgreSQL array syntax so I searched Google.

The first result is some AI spam page. The result provided on it is incorrect; it’s the MySQL answer, though also not quite correct.

The Internet is going to be killed and it will be AI spam that kills it.

#AI #LLMs #spam

Mar 31, 2024 at 4:18amWeb
Show threadRay LeeMar 31, 2024
@lorddimwit I’ve started including before:2023 in searches to avoid the AI detritus.
Show threadmirabilosMar 31, 2024
@lorddimwit already been happening for a few years ☹
Show threadAdam BarnettMar 31, 2024
@mirabilos @lorddimwit Dubious silver lining: makes knowing stuff valuable.
Show threadlorddimwit is now @rk@well.comMar 31, 2024

@dreadpir8robots @mirabilos

I have approximate knowledge of many things.

Show threadPulkoMandyMar 31, 2024
@lorddimwit Google search will be killed, but the internet will survive, and the web and Google will probably both survive as well
Show threadmathewMar 31, 2024
@lorddimwit Yeah but if you’d asked ChatGPT it could have given you the wrong answer so much more conveniently. In fact, many IDEs can now insert the wrong code automatically to save you from having to copy and paste. This is such a valuable feature that every commercial IDE now has it.
Show threadGen X-WingApr 1, 2024
@lorddimwit I recommend just going to postgresql’s homepage and their docs. I usually find what I want there, and it’s documentation instead of a loose conversation with no actual credentials (possibly made up by a machine).