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Blogger describes the distinct "shape" of unfinished AI codebases

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Jimmy Miller's post "The Chasm: The Shape of Unfinished AI Codebases" argues that AI-written programs give a convincing illusion of completeness — passing tests and demos — while hiding deep, unpredictable failures that differ fundamentally from the visible gaps typical of human-authored unfinished code.

Blogger describes the distinct "shape" of unfinished AI codebases
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“For human-authored code, you can see the cracks forming before you drop off the cliff. For AI codebases, the chasms are deep, hidden, and often impossible to climb out of.”

Jimmy Miller

sitecmd.com blog author self-described senior software engineer, blog authorJimmy Miller software engineer, blog author (jimmyhmiller.com)Daniel Lemire computer scientist, blog author

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