Post #3062636

@PalmAndNeedle@norden.social @Kiloku@burnthis.town @eb@social.coop Because code is a series of words, which is what LLMs generate. They're not designed to do calculations. Indeed, sometimes when asked to calculate something these systems generate code that when executed gives the (mathematically correct, of course) answer. The reality is, very often LLMs generate good, working code. The issue is not that. There are big ethical and environmental issues. Also, because the code works often, but not always, you need to double check it at all times, effectively taking longer then writing it by yourself (eg https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/).