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Tell that to the new programmer who builds a piece of software using this creating an absolute mess.

The danger here isn't with experienced developers (this is, obviously, a tool with great potential for productivity). It's with people who just blindly trust what the robot spits out.

Once code like that is implemented in a mission-critical system without discernment, all hell will break loose.

Edit: worth watching this for context https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSRHeXYDLko




So? If you're making a mission critical system, don't hire subpar developers.

It's not Copilot's problem. Powerful tools can be misused by anyone.


Tell that to the HR departments responsible for hiring developers at major companies.

Not hiring subpar developers, especially in a massive company isn't a matter of "if" but "when." And it only takes one screw up to crash an airplane because of software.

And guess who massive companies trust for their technology?

Microsoft.




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