490: Large Language Misadventure

490: Large Language Misadventure

Our hosts discuss the pros of AI and where they find the tool genuinely useful, it’s limitations, downsides and where it’s causing harm, the differences between bad AI code and human code, before asking the question of where this AI boom could be leading us.

To get more of an insight into today’s episode consider watching Sandi Metz's RubyConf talk to learn more about red-lighting, or read the article Aji mentioned about running out of ideas.

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Your hosts for this episode have been thoughtbot’s own Sally Hall and Aji Slater.

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