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LLMs amplify code quality, they don't improve it
It has no taste of its own, only the momentum of whatever it reads. Point it at clean code, it stays clean. Point it at rot, it compounds the rot.
Good input is still on you.
https://malmo.sh/notes/llms-amplify-they-dont-improve
- jqpabc123 3mo agoPoint it at clean code, it stays clean. A questionable assumption in my opinion.
- c99e 3mo ago[dead]
- othmanosx 3mo agoYou still have to read the code anyways. the output is also on you. AI is just shifting the bottleneck. we're now shipping code 10X faster, but still reviewing code like we always do. I'm working on a solution for the latter now.