Once again, the core threat to software engineers is not that AI will replace us, but that the C-suite will come to believe that AI can replace us. And given the incentives of VC funding, less payroll in exchange for 41% more bugs might still be a worthwhile trade off for them.
A study measured the performance of 800 developers before and after getting GitHub's Copilot. It found: - No change in productivity - No change in burnout levels - A 41% increase in the bug rate!?? Aren't you thrilled we're burning the world to power these AI models?
Code analysis firm sees no major benefits from AI dev tool when measuring key programming metrics, though others report incremental gains from coding copilots with emphasis on code review.
"CBSās decision [to cave to Trump/MAGA pressure by deciding not to do real time factchecking] is mostly significant as an indication of how powerful institutions will bend to Trump should he win the presidency." @brianbeutler.bsky.social
Capitulation is complicity.
For The Story, I looked at this year's National Novel Writing Month controversy around AI, and made the case that whatever this tech can or can't do, "authors" who rely on it are only betraying themselves:
The group behind NaNoWriMo called opposing AI āclassist and ableistā. Authors revoltedāsparking a heated debate about the very nature of creativity.
Is there anyone in the Adams administration who isn't The Worst? Signs point to no.
Absolutely wild that we put an infrared telescope in orbit a million miles away from earth after promising it for 2 decades and it sent us back jaw-dropping shit like this and the richest folks in the country would rather pour money into hating immigrants
Oh cool itās Alden Capital that bought Greyhound and its terminals so they can cut off transportation options for poorer people trying to get to and from this city while also gutting the Chicago Tribune and not paying reporters! What a neat trick!!
chicagoās only greyhound bus station could be closed in a month. feeling frustrated and dismayed, photographer greg fairbank spent a recent sunday afternoon at the station. he spoke to travelers about what the closure would mean to them. some of their responses are collected in this photo essay:
Chicagoās only intercity bus terminal could soon shut its doors for good. What would that mean for its passengers?
Nice job, everybody!
An email account set up by the Texas government to ātrackā who has requested sex changes on drivers licenses in the aftermath of a new anti-trans policy is... receiving links to sex toys, porn, and the entire script of āBee Movie.ā thebarbedwire.com/2024/09/20/t...
Oh noooooooo. In a devastating turn of events, LGBTQIA+ advocates have begun email-spamming the state with links to sex toys, porn, and the entire script from the cult-classic absurd animated film āBe...
Londonās clean air zone was meant to reduce car pollution but also had another effect: more active kids. āInstead of being chauffeured to school by their parents, the students started walking, biking, scootering, or taking public transit.ā [grist.org]
Four in 10 London children stopped driving and started walking to school a year after the cityās clean air zone went into effect.
There's an important point that I'd like to make as to why we have a moral duty to help these refugees and asylees from Haiti. Check out @booktweeting.bsky.social's š§µ and then come back here for a short(ish) one. 1/