40% of Daily Code Written at Coinbase Is AI-Generated
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Coinbase claims 40% of its daily code is AI-generated, sparking concerns about the quality and reliability of the code, as well as the potential for gaming the metric.
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It would be shocking if they weren’t always disgracing themselves
[0]: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l0bmJlrhRg4
(This is almost my catch phrase at this point, its kinda wild)
I thought we knew better than to use volume of code as a metric.
Relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/2899/
Why did I bother with marriage and kids? Sigh now I need a much larger FU money after I fucked someone…