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by gabrielgio 1039 days ago
> Why does it matter that some use AI tools as a starting point?

I rather learn (or iterate) using a proper source of information (like a book, a blog post written by someone with actual knowledge, or even with a more experience coleague). At least for me it seems more productive.
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KolenCh 1039 days ago
Try pasting a piece of code you don't understand and ask LLM to explain it to you.

Then try the same and find a human to explain it to you.

Then compare the price (including money and time) and performance of both.

I won't believe you made an objective assessment if your conclusion is that either party is the best solution all the time. The point is right now the number of occasions that AI has better price performance is large enough for it to be generally useful.

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gabrielgio 1039 days ago
> I won't believe you made an objective assessment

Why even ask then?

I have tried to use chatGPT a couple of time and many of those times it was wrong, to a point that if I ever use again I'd definitely double check the output(which makes me not bother using it in the first place).

Cute that some people find it useful, I don't, it has no use for me in the state it is today.

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