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"They often generate code that fails to perform as intended, but which on the surface seems to run successfully, avoiding syntax errors or obvious crashes."

AI Coding Assistants Are Getting Worse
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-coding-degrades?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=hero&utm_campaign=hero-2026-01-10&utm_content=hero1

AI Coding Degrades: Silent Failures Emerge

One AI coding assistant power user says the tools are hitting a plateau, and some are even declining. What's causing this unexpected twist in tech?

IEEE Spectrum

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@metacurity I had a similar experience. Played around with llms for my Bachelor's thesis and ended up dos'ing myself (😂). Syntax was correct but there was a logical mistake in the returned query.
Everything that comes out of an llm must be checked and double-checked.