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by rax0m 36 days ago
Interesting that there is such a clearly stated differentiation between projects that use "LLM-generated code" and those who don't.

I wonder how it went for the farms that stuck to "non-tractor-generated crops" in the 1900s.

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Early tractors were attempted in 1800s but most farmers ignored them as they were complex, expensive and occasionally exploded[1].

Sounds familiar.

[1]: “However, even though steam-powered tractors provided an alternative to draft animals, the size, mechanical complexity and risk of explosion rendered these tractors unusable for most farms.” https://www.volocars.com/blog/history-of-tractors-in-agricul...

The LLM usage are disclosed only for the projects where this information is relevant.

By the way there are a lot of farmers that doesn't need the power of tractors to make farming their livehood. Makes sense when you realize that not everything needs to be super fast and efficient, sometimes cheap, slow and constant is enough.

Pretty well if you consider the "bio" label, which is a set of practices not using all of the tech. They can ask for and usually get higher prices for the products.

Granted, it's more about chemicals than tractors, but still quite close to the spirit of the comments. Bio approach sacrifices some tech advances.