> He can now speedrun the part he’s not interested in.
The reductio that people tend to be concerned about is, what if someone is not interested in any aspect of software development, and just wants to earn money by doing it? The belief is that the consequences then start becoming more problematic.
Some people will always look for ways to "cheat". I don't want to hold back everyone else just because a few people will harm themselves by using this stuff as a replacement for learning and developing themselves.
I don't understand the argument that post is making.
I agree that people using LLMs in a lazy way that has negative consequences - like posting slop on social media - is bad.
What's not clearly to me is the scale of the problem. Is it 1/100 people who do this, or is it more like 1/4?
Just a few people behaving badly on social media can be viewed by thousands or even millions more.
Does that mean we should discard the entire technology, or should we focus on teaching people how to use it more positively, or should we regulate its use?
The reductio that people tend to be concerned about is, what if someone is not interested in any aspect of software development, and just wants to earn money by doing it? The belief is that the consequences then start becoming more problematic.