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[–] self@awful.systems 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

thank fuck sama invented the concept of doing a shit job

[–] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean, it’s not shit at everything; it can be quite useful in the right context (GitHub Copilot is a prime example). Still, it doesn’t surprise me that these first-party LLM benchmarks are full of smoke and mirrors.

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That GitHub Copilot and friends are useful? I would argue that their utility is rather subjective, but there are indications that it improves developer productivity.

I’m unsure if you’ve used tools like GH Copilot before, but it primarily operates through “completions” (“spicy autocorrect” in its truest form) rather than a chatbot-like interface. It’s mostly good for filling out boilerplate and code that has a single obvious solution; not game-changing intelligence by any means, but useful in relieving the programmer of various menial tasks.

May I ask, what evidence are you hoping to see in particular?

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://awful.systems/comment/1286383

I look forward to the money that I'll make cleaning up the mess you provide people with

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

all in all: underwhelming. I remain promptdubious.

I know I'm six months late to the party but how do you like "promptcritical"?