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If AI is so good at coding - where are the open source contributions? (pivot-to-ai.com)
submitted 1 month ago by HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to c/programming@programming.dev
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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago (6 children)

If humans are so good at coding, how come there are 8100000000 people and only 1500 are able to contribute to the Linux kernel?

I hypothesize that AI has average human coding skills.

[–] GiorgioPerlasca@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Average drunk human coding skils

[–] deaddigger@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Well according to microsoft mildly drunk coders work better

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

A million drunk monkeys on typewriters can write a work of Shakespeare once in a while!

But who wants to pay a 50$ theater ticket in the front seat to see a play written by monkeys?

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