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Linus Torvalds on AI-Assisted Debugging: Stubborn but Helpful

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Originally published on Simon Willison's Weblog by Simon Willison

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Linus Torvalds on AI-Assisted Debugging: Stubborn but Helpful

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  • Linus Torvalds recounts a challenging debug session significantly aided by an AI. - The AI initially declared the problem 'impossible and unsolvable' multiple times. - Despite its reluctance, the AI continued to add debug code and analyze it when prompted. - Torvalds credits the AI for its faithful assistance, even letting it write the commit message.

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This quote from Linus Torvalds is just gold. It perfectly encapsulates the current state of AI in development: incredibly helpful for grunt work, but still prone to giving up when a human's stubbornness is required. It's a good reminder that the 'human in the loop' isn't going anywhere, at least not yet. I love the idea of an AI writing a commit message, though. That's peak developer experience right there.

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