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by mrtranscendence 1118 days ago
I dispute that AI tools are not useful for any good purpose. I’ve had success with GPT-4 generating blocks of code where I’m not familiar with the relevant APIs. The code needs to be checked, of course, and doesn’t always work, but neither is it mere noise.
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To quote myself:

> without extensive human adjustment and editing

Current AI tools are a bit helpful if you're using them for "good". They're immensely helpful if you're using them for "ill" (spamming, scamming, astroturfing, et c.)