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AI-generated code integration sparks debate on contractor risks

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A software engineer shared an experience where a coworker provided 2,000 lines of AI-generated code for a critical project. The engineer found the code needed a minor addition but was otherwise functional, including a test script also generated by AI. This situation prompted a thought experiment about the risks of integrating large amounts of AI-generated code, especially from external contractors, into sensitive infrastructure without thorough review. AI

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IMPACT Raises questions about the reliability and security of integrating AI-generated code into critical infrastructure projects.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses the implications and risks of using AI-generated code in a professional software engineering context, framed as a thought experiment and personal anecdote.

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    A # software # engineering thought experiment Your company is thinking about hiring a contractor. The contractor has a good reputation most of the time but is k

    A # software # engineering thought experiment Your company is thinking about hiring a contractor. The contractor has a good reputation most of the time but is known for being a little bit temperamental. You are going to have them write 10-100kloc of critical infrastructure code f…

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Just got 2k lines of # AI generated # code dumped in my # code by a coworker. It needed a single computation added and the framework was already there. Mayyyybe

    Just got 2k lines of # AI generated # code dumped in my # code by a coworker. It needed a single computation added and the framework was already there. Mayyyybe 30 lines of code? This project was already threatening to go off the rails with an extremely short horizon demo and zer…

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