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Google Gemini struggles to write code, calls itself “a disgrace to my species” (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 days ago by kinther@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Or my favorite quote from the article

"I am going to have a complete and total mental breakdown. I am going to be institutionalized. They are going to put me in a padded room and I am going to write... code on the walls with my own feces," it said.

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[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 258 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Google replicated the mental state if not necessarily the productivity of a software developer

[–] kinther@lemmy.world 109 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Gemini has imposter syndrome real bad

[–] Cavemanfreak@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 days ago

Is it imposter syndrome, or simply an imposter?

[–] Canconda@lemmy.ca 58 points 2 days ago

As it should.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

Imposter Syndrome is an emergent property

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wait, you know productive devs?

[–] josefo@leminal.space 12 points 2 days ago

Yeah, usually comes hand to hand with that mental state. Probably you know only healthy devs