Post #2016989
2026-05-04 16:31 UTC
The problem with AI is that it makes us too productive. It just generates so much, so quickly, that even if a human reviews it, we're going to miss things. A project at work resulted in generation of code that did exactly what I wanted, as well as generation of documentation. Because the code all functioned perfectly and was correct when I reviewed it, I was tempted to just skim the documentation. Good thing I didn't! It mentioned in multiple places how to send me bug reports over slack, and what slack channel to join for support. I don't have Slack. I don't use Slack. Nobody at my workplace uses Slack. It also invented a support employee who doesn't exist, who offers support for the code in the Slack that doesn't exist.
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@Theriac@plasmatrap.com 2026-05-05 13:08
@fastfinge@fed.interfree.ca LLMs as they're currently employed are counter productive. Code or indeed text generated by LLM wastes so much time because it will contain errors and imo it's faster to just rewrite things without the LLM than trying to salvage what the LLM produced.
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@dhamlinmusic@dragonscave.space 2026-05-04 16:40
@fastfinge Quick, create a Slack, and find some random person to be that invented employee, then have people pay for support tickets.