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378 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 22 Aug 25 07:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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grey-area ◴[22 Aug 25 13:22 UTC] No.44984361[source]▶
The heart of the article is this conclusion, which I think is correct from first-hand experience with these tools and teams trying to use them:

So what good are these tools? Do they have any value whatsoever?

Objectively, it would seem the answer is no.

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dlachausse ◴[22 Aug 25 13:36 UTC] No.44984531[source]▶
AI tools absolutely can deliver value for certain users and use cases. The problem is that they’re not magic, they’re a tool and they have certain capabilities and limitations. A screwdriver isn’t a bad tool just because it sucks at opening beer bottles.
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ptx ◴[22 Aug 25 13:49 UTC] No.44984676[source]▶
So what use cases are those?

It seems to me that the limitations of this particular tool make it suitable only in cases where it doesn't matter if the result is wrong and dangerous as long as it's convincing. This seems to be exclusively various forms of forgery and fraud, e.g. spam, phishing, cheating on homework, falsifying research data, lying about current events, etc.

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1. mooseling ◴[22 Aug 25 17:08 UTC] No.44987014[source]▶
I started a new job recently, and used ChatGPT tons to learn how to use the new tools: python, opencv, fastapi. I had questions that were too complex for a web search, which ChatGPT answered very coherently! I found it a very good tool to use alongside web search, documentation, and trawling through Stack Overflow.