• stebo02@sopuli.xyz
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    11 months ago

    I never copy code from chatgpt. It’s not my code and it probably doesn’t work. However it is great at making suggestions on how to tackle a problem or how to improve your code. Use ChatGPT like Stack Overflow, with instant replies.

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      This. I always use that example, ChatGPT is stack overflow or a very eager intern. Review and make test cases

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      Man, it’s great until it contently feeds you incorrect information. I’ve been burned far too many times at this point…

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        That’s why you should always verify the information with other sources. Just like information you get from any other website/person. It’s not any different.

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        TBH, if you can’t almost instantly figure out why and how ChatGPT suggested bad code, you shouldn’t be using it at all - you’re out of depth.

        It’s why I’ll gladly use it to suggest markdown or C code, but never for a complex Python library.

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        Blaming the AI for misinformation is like blaming Google for giving you bad search results.

        Learn how to parse the data and fact check it. Usually you can get a hyperlink to the source to see if it’s even reasonably trustworthy.

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      Plain copy paste without a critical view is not recommended, but it surely provides good pieces of code from time to time. Especially in obscure frameworks/languages, compared to what can be googled.

      ChatGPT 4 is a really big difference with 3.5 though. What took me hours together with the 3.5, was fixed in a few minutes with 4.