Post #3166120
2025-08-12 06:33 UTC
Another reason we know that LLMs cannot be used to reliably replace code is far simpler: the LLM companies have told us that it can't.
They repeatedly say that the field is constantly changing and that how prompts work and the quality of the output is changing.
In other words, their business proposition is that, leaving aside the nature of LLMs themselves, the LLM business is based on change, not consistency. They are guaranteeing code generated in future will differ from code generated now.
Replies (3)
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@philsherry@mstdn.social 2025-08-12 06:37
@kevlin@mastodon.social They cannot guarantee code generated in 5 minutes is the same as code generated now! These things are the equivalent of junior devs with ADHD and somewhere better to be.
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@honze_net@infosec.exchange 2025-08-12 06:39
@kevlin@mastodon.social The sad thing is, that CEO do not understand this or do not care. I don't know, what is worse.
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@0x1ac@techhub.social 2025-08-12 08:57
@kevlin@mastodon.social I’m sure companies’ accounting teams will find a way to replace high paid programmers with with much cheaper LLMs, even if the code quality turns to potato, then a year later hire someone to “tidy up” the LLM code.