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by goobert 163 days ago
It's like saying we won't use compilers because it puts all the people who would manually create punch cards out of a job
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There is a difference here, though. Compilers and the languages they enable aren't out-and-out ripping off previous creations.

Lots of folks are mad about how the power of these tools comes from training things they put out in the open but didn't intend to be used to enrich or exclude others like this technology is enabling.

Interesting times ahead... it's so powerful people who ignore it are going to get left behind to some degree. (I say this as someone who actively avoids kubernetes and it does give off the vibe I've been left behind compared to my peers who do resume driven development.)

You can apply this same logic to books and all learning and every piece of media and code you ever absorb. It's not theft to observe and incorporate public data. If it is.. lol.
How often does your compiler introduce bugs into your code?
No it's not. AI is a lossy snapshot of existing internet content. It's not going to innovate by virtue of what it is. It's a Chinese room using human language to pretend to be one of us. It's disgusting.