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by dormento 120 days ago
This might be true today, but think about it. This is a new scenario, where a giga-brain-sized <insert_role_here> works tirelessly 24/7 improving code. Imagine it starts to fork repos. Imagine it can eventually outpace human contributors, not only on volume (which it already can), but in attention to detail and usefulness of resulting code. Now imagine the forks overtake the original projects. This is not just "Will Smith eating spaghetti", its a real breaking point.

I'm equal parts frightened and amazed.
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sethops1 120 days ago
If your bot is actually capable of doing as your say, why waste time forking OSS repos? Why not instruct it to start 1000 new tech startups and start generating you tons of money? I can "think about" winning the lottery with just as much rigor and effect as day dreaming about the kind of all encompassing intelligence you describe.

Maybe it's time to stop being "frightened and amazed" and come back to reality.

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pixl97 119 days ago
Because everyone's bot will be trying to start a business and make money at the same time, hence nobody will make any money.

Now technically if bots actually improve tech the cost of actual products/services will go down Because of competition.

You keep saying 'come back to reality' but drag someone from 200 years ago to today and our reality would be so shocking they may not recover from it.

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