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NoCopilot · 20 Nov 2025

They can also generate code for inspiration, but you'll end up rewriting all of it before you're done

mrweasel on Hacker News

In the thread “AI is a front for consolidation of resources and power”, replying to this comment

Helped: Answering basic questions and generating code for inspiration.

Got in the way: Solving problems start to end; output requires complete rewriting.

… They can at best answer basic questions, stuff you could lookup using a search engine, if you knew what to look for. They can also generate code for inspiration, but you'll end up rewriting all of it before you're done. What they can't do it solve your problem start to end. …