Hacker News user questions the wave of "AI doomerism" claims online
6 Sep 20 12:06 PM · 6d ago · 1 post · 1 comment · 2 sources · development 6 of 6
An Ask HN post pushes back on claims that AI already surpasses humans and that anyone can "vibe-code" software, saying every vibe-coded product the poster has tried performs poorly.
“Is everyone online just that bad at programming? I didn't believe software could get any worse than what was already being put out, but since the adoption of AI I have been proven wrong.”
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Lol i searched this and read the whole article and nobody was able to access the ChatGPT conversation that this dude had with the AI. Some people are just dumb or don't know how to prompt correctly. Also it was a 60 yr old man, which makes me think he maybe I misinterpret chatgpt's response or didn't ask enough questions. People misusing…
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If college is not for you, you do not need to attend, in fact it is better if you don't, saves everyone the trouble. You don't even need to learn to read or write anymore, but you are responsible for making what you want out of life. No need to be hostile, perhaps offer a better alternative and we could all learn something.
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I only use the mguffin when I'm super stuck and need some extra time. Its usually better to learn without it, maybe as a supplemental learning tool, possibly like 10% of the time.
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Ability to sort through information and determine which information is useful, accurate, truthful, reliable, up-to-date, relevant, comprehensive, combinable. And which is not.
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Human teachers typically won't confidently lie to you. I've had lots of teachers answer a question with "i dont know, let me go find out and get back to you"
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