[iudqnolq]

I've noticed the same thing. So many proponents of AI don't validate their results.

I'm reminded of the Microsoft "make more robust" AI feature in VSCode. Their flagship example screenshot was flat out wrong.

The starting code is an html form with a clear bug. It has an onclick rather than onsubmit handler, which means pressing the enter key won't submit the form properly.

Their advertised fix doesn't address that issue. Instead it adds a CSS vendor prefix. First, manually adding vendor prefixes is almost never the right solution, just have one of the existing tools do that automatically. Second, this specific vendor prefix was only in use for a very short period of time years ago. So almost all users currently use browsers that don't need it, and almost all users of outdated browsers aren't helped by the prefixed version.

And this is a case where Microsoft would have had subject matter experts right down the hall from whomever wrote this announcement. It makes me even more skeptical of applications outside of tech.

[dehrmann]

Generative AI is at the point where it can BS at a college level. This is great for applications where things don't need to be right (disinformation bots, term papers), but doesn't work when there's little room for error (software engineering). It's already being used to write ad copy; I'm waiting for the first lawsuit because of a deceptive ad on Google.