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[–] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (42 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 14 points 8 months ago (36 children)
[–] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (33 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?

[–] self@awful.systems 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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

holy fuck shut the fuck up

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

near-verbatim sealioning in tyol 2024. who says satire is dead

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world -4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

And devs wonder why people think they are hostile shut-ins that have no social skills...

SMFH

[–] self@awful.systems 6 points 8 months ago

that’s great thanks

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