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AI code may contain "TODO" comments due to training data

The user is questioning whether AI code generated by models trained on vast datasets might contain "TODO" comments. This is based on the assumption that "TODO" markers are prevalent in codebases used for training. AI

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AI code may contain "TODO" comments due to training data

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

    I was thinking, surely so much of the training data has TODO in it, surely # AI code should be full of it?

    I was thinking, surely so much of the training data has TODO in it, surely # AI code should be full of it?