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[–] [email protected] 43 points 4 days ago (2 children)

ai is basically just the worst answer on stackexchange

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

It's literally the most common answer on stackexchange.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's a rubber ducky that talks back. If you don't take it seriously, it can reach the level of usefulness just above a wheezing piece of yellow rubber.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They aren't as cute as actual rubber ducks, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Actual rubber ducks don't randomly spew bullshit either

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

The bullshit is good it triggers the Cunningham's Law in my brain.

Sometimes it's easier to come up with a solution correcting something blatantly wrong than doing it from scratch.