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Show HN: StackOverflow.gg – AI-generated answers to every coding question
- llagerlof 4y agoInteresting addon. Saves time. Is it possible to make it NOT autostart when opening a question, like adding a button "Ask GPT" or something.
- slenk 4y agoI hope no one actually trusts that for real answers, just based on what we've seen it try to do already.
- tjbiddle 4y agoWhether it's AI generated, or some random schlep on Stack Overflow - Don't trust the answer without reviewing. Amateurs run code they don't understand.
- naniwaduni 4y agoProfessionals, of course, let someone else run the code they don't understand.
- nonethewiser 4y agoI hope no one blindly trusts answers from strangers on the internet.
- psychoslave 4y agoI guess I should not blindly trust this statement.
- oefrha 4y agoLol just yesterday I saw an eight year old answer on SO neatly solving my problem, except the API was hallucinated. Humans have been hallucinating APIs for far longer.
- shagie 4y agoThis is the fundamental problem and shortsightedness of the ChatGPT ban on Stack Overflow - it doesn't go far enough. There is some imagined distinction between a hallucinated answer from a LLM and one from a person posting "try {random code}" that are both equally wrong - but only the LLM is deleted (because deleting the wrong answers are an attempt by a human to answer(?) or would hurt feelings / engagement (?)).
- endisneigh 4y agoDid you fix it?
- codetrotter 4y agoYou need a lot of karma to edit other peoples answers, don’t you?
- kyleee 4y agoAnd for the edit queue not to be full. So yes, basically the stars have to align :p
- oefrha 4y agoNo, I scoured the API surface and the functionality simply isn’t exposed, so the question has no answer. There was already a comment pointing out the answer’s wrong.
- sirtomato 4y agoThe first time I read this I thought it meant it was an eight year old person answering your question.
- cfuendev 4y agoLol same
- codetrotter 4y ago> the API was hallucinated If the answer is from 8 years ago, did the API change between then and now? Or was the answer for the same version that you are using?
- herpderperator 4y agoI've asked this before, but is having a domain name with someone else's business name in it allowed? The answer I was given last time was you can buy it it but you might not get to keep it. Still, I can't help but think it would be inevitable legal trouble.
- nonethewiser 4y agoYeah this definitely seems like some sort of infringement. Or at least likely to attract the concern of SO.
- lancefisher 4y agoIt comes down to trademarks. ICANN has a dispute resolution process if someone else registered a domain for which you have an applicable trademark. https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en This process may vary based on the TLD. For The Channel Islands, you can start here: https://disputes.gg/ https://disputes.gg/ IANAL
- primitivesuave 4y agoIf they have the motivation/resources to go through the process, no- even a branding like “staqoverflow” would be infringement if they engage in the same type of activity as the trademark registration.
- slyall 4y ago100% chance that stackoverflow will be sending nasty notes to the author (who appears to live in the US). 100% chance he'll have to take it down or change the name. You really can't use the exact name of the people you are cloning. Even something like "stackrobot" would risky. Safest thing is to not use any words from the original product.
- codetrotter 4y agoCall it SObot, as in Stack Overflow Robot, but without using the name “Stack Overflow”.
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- gailees 4y agoHow does this answer questions that haven’t been answered yet?
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 4y agoWith confident bullshit or an explanation that the question is inappropriate. Seriously, I think it means questions which don’t yet have community answers.
- motoxpro 4y agoMan. What an absolute GENIUS way to get people to not post ChatGPT answers. Just put them there from there from the start. "Burn the boats"
- dustyharddrive 4y agoGPT output isn’t deterministic though?
- uh_uh 4y agoCache a couple of them. Let people vote on the best.
- xwolfi 4y agoIt is deterministic, no ? Do they have some entropy source they use? Maybe it's chaotic like you and me, but it cant be non deterministic, it'd mean it doesnt even really answer questions and just spout random tidbits :s https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory
- gbear605 4y agoThey use a rand() function as part of the input. I don’t think they have a source of true randomness they use, but it’s random enough for any practical purpose.
- noduerme 4y agoI didn't install it. What's the scam here?
- rvnx 4y agoThe main point of answering to StackOverflow questions is to earn points, points that you can show on your CV :) "Top StackOverflow expert on XX", so the incentive is still there. One solution to spam could be to keep the voting system, but not publicly reward users with points (like on HN).
- devlife 4y agoThe video shows an answer being written out using some sort of animation technique to give it a dramatic effect. Looks gimmicky.
- meghan_rain 4y agoguys... should we tell him?
- NorwegianDude 4y agoTell him what? It is annoying that they don't return the output instantly. This does throttle usage, so I can see why they do it, but it is annoying.
- stefncb 4y agoThe chatgpt output comes in chunks from openai's servers themselves, it can't get computed instantly. There's no way for this plugin to do what you want it to do.
- NorwegianDude 4y agoOpenAI could return it instantly if they wanted.
- stefncb 4y agoMaybe, maybe not, but that's not the point. The original comment was blaming the plugin, which is not fair.
- Stratoscope 4y agoI asked ChatGPT about this: "Why are ChatGPT responses written a few words at a time?" It replied, a few words at a time: - - - The responses are broken up into smaller chunks for several reasons: 1. Better readability: Breaking up the responses into smaller pieces makes it easier for users to read and understand the information being provided. 2. Interactivity: ChatGPT's response format allows for a back-and-forth interaction with the user, making it feel more like a conversation and allowing the user to ask follow-up questions or clarify information. 3. Error correction: By responding a few words at a time, the model can quickly correct any errors or misunderstandings in real-time, leading to a more accurate overall conversation. 4. Efficient communication: Responding in smaller chunks allows the model to quickly provide information and reduces the latency in the communication process. Overall, the goal is to create an efficient, user-friendly, and interactive conversational experience.
- personjerry 4y agoWhy would I install this? Why wouldn't I just ask ChatGPT my questions?
- mrleinad 4y agoBecause maybe someone else already did, and you found the post, but there's no answer yet
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- iKlsR 4y agoThere are a lot of soft clones of SO that you encounter at times with the exact same questions and answers in a crappier display format. Missed opportunity to whoever copped https://stackgpt.com https://stackgpt.com, I foresee something like that coming eventually.
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y agoIt won’t truly match the experience, unless it can inject veiled insults into the answers. /s
- jshobrook 4y agoThinking of adding an "arrogance" mode
- hahalolha 4y agoMake it a slider, that way users can adjust 'arrogance' to their personal tastes. Personally I'd crank it, it's a good motivation boost to keep on my toes.
- dpkirchner 4y agoPlease share more or less details, include more or less code, and fix your formatting. Btw. I won't be around when you do, byeeee!
- emodendroket 4y agoEverybody got what they wanted and it’s much “nicer” now (it won’t even let you comment “what have you tried?” anymore, for instance). Wouldn’t you know it, the front page is now full of low-quality, low-effort questions.
- 2h 4y agoYeah it's kind of sad really. I was a member for 10 years. The point is sometimes, yes, your 9th repost of the same question is garbage, and should be treated as such. But that doesn't get you the sweet sweet ad money I guess. Quick Stack Overflow, make another blog post no one gives a shit about, and continue banning 90k rep users over rollback wars.
- DangitBobby 4y agoAnd yet I have no issues finding answers to my question when using a search engine. I'm sure if a slippery slope is detected, SO will change its policy back.
- ab-dm 4y agoNext step is to get the ChatGPT clones/alternatives to post alternative answers and let them all upvote the best one.
- CatWChainsaw 4y agoNo, next step is to get the clones/alts arguing with ChatGPT in SO-tone in order to complete the circle.
- oefrha 4y agoModGPT1, ModGPT2, ModGPT3 and ModGPT4 have voted to close your question as duplicate of <similar sounding yet totally different question>.
- CatWChainsaw 4y agoAnd Anthropic Claude's contribution to the discussion was a condescending remark questioning your competence with COBOL. Bard mentioned time-traveling UFOs for no relevant reason.
- wombatpm 4y agoObligatory XKCD. https://xkcd.com/810 https://xkcd.com/810
- quickthrower2 4y agoAlmost describes HN if you think about it (upvotes downvotes flag vouch etc.) you just aren’t forced to do any of that to participate.
- sdfhbdf 4y agoIs there a one for LeetCode?
- hobabaObama 4y agoI tried installing the chrome extension but it kept complaining about login. I am already logged into my chat gpt account.
- ilt 4y agoYeah, it seems like it has stopped working.
- klyrs 4y agoComplete the loop. Make another one that generates coding questions. Edit: come to think of it a Markov generator would probably be better on the question end so the hallucinated answers have more work to do.
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- auditor_3d 4y agoEvery answer is “this is covered in another post. Duplicate.”
- TheDudeMan 4y agoIs this a joke or meant to be a useful tool? Part of the challenge of StackOverflow is finding the question that matches your situation. But that is a pointless act with ChatGPT -- just ask it your exact question. Duplicates be damned.
- Jipazgqmnm 4y agoAdditionally such actions contribute to the situation of being always over capacity.
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- tomgs 4y agoCouldn't help myself: https://stackoverflow.com/a/75397146/491214 https://stackoverflow.com/a/75397146/491214
- mcintyre1994 4y agoFYI ChatGPT is banned and that'll definitely get removed at some point: https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/421831/temporary-policy-chatgpt-is-banned?cb=1 https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/421831/temporary-po...
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- TT-392 4y agoThis just feels like the wrong way around, I go to stackoverflow for stuff chatgpt can't answer. If anything, the right tool would be something which turns chatgpt threads into a stackoverflow question. (I don't actually think that is a good idea, just that it would make more sense)
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- quickthrower2 4y agoStack overflow gives you more than the answer, it gives you multiple answers for variations on what the OP wanted and therefore more options to try out. I guess this is useful when there are zero options provided or only crappy ones.
- sam_goody 4y agoWhy is this be a plugin? (And, while I wouldn't ever install this, good to see that FF is still on the charts)
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- demivoleegaston 4y agoThe upvotes/downvotes of the answers generated by CHATGPT can be a useful reinforcement mechanism
- bsenftner 4y agoSlight off topic question: this is a browser addon too; does being installed as a browser addon enable any security risks? Do browser addons/extensions get access to all browser traffic? I see various software as browser addons/extensions... is that a security loophole?
- speculator 4y agoThey can get access to all browser traffic if they're configured to. They can also be configured for activation only on specific sites. It really depends.