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by alistairSH 2 hours ago
Basic CRUD apps? Sure, why not.

Anything substantially new will still require an engineer in the loop. Specifically, if a new design pattern, archtecture, etc is required. AI can only build on its training material - it can't yet have original thoughts.
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rich_sasha 2 hours ago
I can still think of many reasons why not.
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budsniffer952 1 hour ago
>AI can only build on its training material - it can't yet have original thoughts.

Oh, so it's only good for 99.9999% of all software?

And people will say things like, "it's limited by training data" without any mention of just how VAST that data is.

While you're here, can you give us some "original thoughts" to demonstrate your ability over Claude?

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