do people just not feel shame anymore?

I would love if there were a way to filter out pro-AI companies. Nothing would make me happier than to have an interviewer tell me “we don’t allow slop here.” Instead, I have to gauge how truthful I can be. Usually, the best I can get away with is “I haven’t personally found it very useful, because I spend more time diagnosing its errors than I would have writing the code from scratch.” (But the truth is I haven’t ever used this sloppy shit. Letting a stochastic parrot speak for me is bonker balls.)

many have expectations to set up an ide day one and it start churning out patches

I just don’t understand the thought process. They must realize that this level of automation wouldn’t require anyone to hire them?

i don’t think of myself as a young person (i’m closer to 40 than 30), but i agree with the sentiment. i often worry that it’s just don quixote energy and the windmills aren’t going to thank me when i’m in the ground with work experience that employers look at and scoff. 🤷

saw a family member today for the first time in three years. they immediately told me “with your background bro you should just go work in AI and get super rich.”

told them that the ai shit doesn’t work and that everything involving LLMs is downright unethical. they respond

“i had a boss that gave me the best advice: you can either be right or you can be rich.”

recently, i saw someone use the phrase “got my bag nihilism” and i feel it really captures the moment. i just don’t understand how people can engage in this kind of behavior and even live with themselves, let alone ooze pride. it’s repulsive.

(family member later outright admitted that his job is basically selling things to companies that they don’t need.)

promptfondler: would you like a shit sandwhich?
human: no
promptfondler: don’t worry, here is the ingredient list, i even included where they were sourced

• shit (from my butt)
• bread (from the store)

to ensure there are no issues i will prepare the sandwich in public view

I replied basically “I am disappointed, LLMs are bad, what the shit” and got this reply:

Thank you for your feedback, this is the info Bitwarden can provide.

With an open source development process, Bitwarden provides the most trusted and transparent approach available. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

oh your code is Foss i guess that resolves everything then

well, i’m learning three months late that bitwarden has begun allowing slop into their server code. emailed customer service about my concerns and they replied

Bitwarden uses AI tooling for development purposes, not within the product itself. No code ever gets placed into the product without a human review, whether that is augmented by AI or a human. All code has and continues to go through multiple layers of review, both human and tool driven.

gotta find a replacement and keepassxc, alternative i would have suggested a year ago, is now a slopshop

fuck me i am so god damn sick of this shit

sloperator is so good, i can’t believe i never thought of it

It is computer science in the southern united states (though I am open to finishing my PhD in Europe, especially because cryptography is an area of interest). Sorry for not mentioning this in the original post.

a field that will accept a second go at a PhD, but won’t accept a well documented HR complaint against a supervisor, is not one worth working in.

Thank you, I think this is something I needed to hear (read).