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Stoat removes all LLM-generated code following user criticism

https://lemmus.org/post/20185433

Feb 14 at 7:04pmWeb
Show threadGoodlucksilFeb 14
That’s quite nice, I’ve got to say.
Show threadTruscapeFeb 14
Transparency increases trust, and this is definitely a step in the right direction.
Show threadXLEFeb 14

I’m really glad to hear that.

Funny that the top comment is a pro AI guy trying to cancel the people who are criticizing it for not being part of the project, when AI by definition does not give care about, or understand, any code it creates.

Show threadRickyRigatoniFeb 14
So many people in the comments butthurt over this decision. Ai generated code is just bad, bro. Nobody wants a program coded by someone who doesn’t understand the output.
Show threadXLEFeb 14

Well, it’s Hacker News. A place run by Mark Andreesen and has huge incentives, especially on the personal level, to worship AI.

I’m surprised by the comments that are smart enough to push back against the corporate line.

Show thread4amFeb 15
Yeah, hacker news aggregates great topics but the comment section is like YouTube comments but for people with PhDs.
Show threadNo1Feb 15

A place run by Mark Andreesen and has huge incentives, especially on the personal level, to worship AI.

If I ever post a comment there, I’ll make sure I throw in an em-dash or two so I can get some free upvotes.

Show threadKristellFeb 14
Gods. The second I saw that Torvalds used an LLM to generate any amount of code I knew people would be annoying as shit about it. And here we are with people being annoying as shit about it.
Show threadchunesFeb 14
Maybe you should try to learn what value Torvalds sees in it then and be a little less knee jerk about it
Show threadKristellFeb 14
Where in my comment did I mention my stance on LLM usage? All I said was I knew people would be annoying about Torvalds using LLMs to generate code, and that there was an instance of that here.
Show threadthedeadwalking4242Feb 14
Next time you need to go the doctor ask your AI instead please.
Show threadsurewhynotlemFeb 15

Yeah, because it’s nuanced and people suck at nuance.

And his take is reasonable, I think. Use it for unimportant shit that would otherwise waste your time.

Show threadcecilkorikFeb 15
To me, it makes sense for things that are simple to review, have clear, binary acceptance criteria, and little to no meaningful attack surface or dangerous failure modes. If you are trying to make an AI develop a bulletproof filesystem device driver or network stack you’re a fucking maniac and should be pilloried in the town square. If you want to throw an AI-generated github actions build script at me that’s perfectly fine and once I’ve reviewed it thoroughly it doesn’t bother me one bit if it’s AI-generated.
Show threadfortnitefinnFeb 15

Exactly. It’s an assistant, not a replacement.

A programmer who never uses AI is just as stupid as a programmer who never uses search engines.

Show threadKSP AtlasFeb 15
There was very little LLM-generated code in the first place, AFAIK it was just a couple pieces of build tooling?
Show threadEvotechFeb 15
Meanwhile discord has shitloads if ai code but that doesn’t matter I guess
Show threadfortnitefinnFeb 15
Yeah, I don’t know why so many projects cave the bitching of morons on the internet.