this post was submitted on 16 Mar 2026
205 points (96.4% liked)
Fuck AI
6380 readers
2541 users here now
"We did it, Patrick! We made a technological breakthrough!"
A place for all those who loathe AI to discuss things, post articles, and ridicule the AI hype. Proud supporter of working people. And proud booer of SXSW 2024.
AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Having an AI understand your codebase, and potentially answering an issue, which might not be an issue is great I think.
The problem I see here is that you have no idea that a bot is answering. Why isnt there a 'shougo-bot' / 'vim-helper-bot' / whatever named bot user for it?
"Talking" to an AI should always be disclosed, everyone feels betrayed whenever they find out that a clanker is on the other side of the channel.
I don't think those comments are generated and posted automatically by a bot plugged to their github repo. I think they are generated by the author using an LLM and copy-pasted there - or if the account is plugged to some LLM, they are at least manually reviewed. The answer to the replied-to comment are posted from 10 minutes to some hours later. I don't think they lost their mind to the point of giving unvetted access to their reputable account to an AI that simply posts for them. That said, they could al least strip the obvious/uneasy parts that give very LLM vibes, specifically those quoted in the op