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LLMs likened to gambling addiction for software engineers

A Mastodon post suggests that large language models (LLMs) function as machines that foster a gambling-like addiction among software engineers. The post frames AI's impact on software development as a potentially detrimental influence, likening the engagement with LLMs to a form of gambling. AI

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LLMs likened to gambling addiction for software engineers

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    LLMs are machines that turn software engineers into gambling addicts. # ai # LLMs # gambling # SoftwareEngineering

    LLMs are machines that turn software engineers into gambling addicts. # ai # LLMs # gambling # SoftwareEngineering