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> You can read as many tutorials as you want, you'll still suck at it. I agree, but it's better foundation than getting something to compile and thinking you "get it."
Who suggested that?
Parent comment.
Study finds that 52% of ChatGPT answers to programming questions are wrong
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Re: Study finds that 52% of ChatGPT answers to programming questions are wrong
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You seem determined to shift the goalposts, so I think we're done here. It's not difficult: 1) Many (some say most) job applicants cannot write a working implementation of FizzBuzz. 2) ChatGPT can write a working implementation of FizzBuzz. ∴ ChatGPT is a better programmer than many (most) job applicants, at least on this specific problem. QED. What you are doing part of a long tradition of AI denial. Take (e.g.) che…
Why did you write all these words and still not answer my question? The context is interns, and I responded from the perspective that someone came to me with that code and asked to be an intern. You seem very convinced that most people that apply for software development jobs can't "write a working implementation of FizzBuzz", but I fail to see the relevance. Why count all the hairdressers and kids that have spent a…
You're just spinning now.
Ineffectually.
Have a nice day!
Re: Study finds that 52% of ChatGPT answers to programming questions are wrong
#103Extrapolation: Odds of correct answer within n attempts = 1 - (1/2)^n Nice, that’s exponentially good!
Wrong. The probabilities are not independent.
Re: Study finds that 52% of ChatGPT answers to programming questions are wrong
#104Can there be some sort of mechanism on HN for criticism of an unsubstantiated headline?
You can always email hn@ycombinator.com if you think a headline is misleading, since the site guidelines call for changing those ("Please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize." - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html)