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Linus Torvalds used AI to fix a Linux bug, and now LLM critics on Linux face an uncomfortable choice
lists.debian.org/debian-project/…/msg00041.html
www.xda-developers.com/linus-used-ai-bug-llm-critics-face-choice/Replying to @themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com
AI is like a power tool. If you give a contractor a nail gun instead of a hammer he can build a house faster. If you give someone who has no idea how to build a house a nail gun they’ll just fail at building a house faster than if you only gave them a hammer and they’ll probably hurt themselves.
Replying to @Acid_Burn@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Also lowkey the nailgun isn’t even that much faster, it’s more about saving wear on the workers’ elbows. IDK if that applies with programming. Saving cognitive load for other tasks? Source: used to work in construction. Never point a nailgun at anyone except your supervisor.
Replying to @kestrel7_7@lemmy.world
It 100% can save cognitive load if used correctly. Knowing the limitations and restraints of your tools is true for every profession.
If you know what your llm can and can not do reliably you reduce the over head of verification to basically zero. While if you use it poorly you basically have to double your work load to fix things.