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Junior Dev VS Machine Learning
(lemmy.world)
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What ChatGPT actually comes up with in about 3 mins.
the comic is about using a machine learning algorithm instead of a hand-coded algorithm. not about using chatGPT to write a trivial program that no doubt exists a thousand times in the data it was trained on.
The strengths of Machine Learning are in the extremely complex programs.
Programs no junior dev would be able to accomplish.
So if the post can misrepresent the issue, then the commenter can do so too.
I think the exact opposite, ML is good for automating away the trivial, repetitive tasks that take time away from development but they have a harder time with making a coherent, maintainable architecture of interconnected modules.
It is also good for data analysis, for example when the dynamics of a system are complex but you have a lot of data. In that context, the algorithm doesn't have to infer a model that matches reality completely, just one that is close enough for the region of interest.