Fuck AI

it was given "highly intricate and thorough test suites along with execution harnesses, all crafted by humans, with the harness designed specifically for the AI's use.

the system was developed using the very code base it is supposed to replicate.

I feel it is a bit impressive, how it's able to write coherent code. And larger code bases and make the puzzle pieces align. That's some achievement, I guess? But it's the same issue as always. We keep proving AI can reproduce existing things. Do mashups and recombine. Within tight constraints.

We do not, however, see it create or invent new things. I mean why not use $20k to develop something useful, which isn't already there? Like a modern successor to E-Mail? That'd be badly needed. A great showcase of reasoning abilities... Useful...

I think because it can't do it. And I'm not sure if that's just a performance issue. It's like evolving from a Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V Stackoverflow programmer to a proper one. But that's not easy. It takes years of study. And takes developing a solid understanding of what you're doing, plus intelligence. And maybe coding agents won't just automatically transform into that. Despite the claims.

(Edit: Strg -> Ctrl)