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I see AI tools as being useful for getting a first draft of something (art, code, text, etc.) which the artist, writer, etc. can use to edit and refine into a p
by rhdunn 3y ago
I see AI tools as being useful for getting a first draft of something (art, code, text, etc.) which the artist, writer, etc. can use to edit and refine into a product.
It can also be useful for experimenting with/iterating on concepts. For example, getting the tool to create 4-5 concepts you can use for inspiration.
- mid-kid 3y agoLast time I tried github copilot to see if the "using AI to get a draft" workflow worked, I ended up with too many situations where I'd spend time reading and tweaking the generated code, to the point I had essentially rewritten the entire thing. This wasted a lot of time compared to just writing it like I wanted to in the first place. I'm really not sure how to incorporate it into my workflow. I really care about code being correct and looking similar in both style and thought process to the rest of the codebase. People have an easier time reading code that has internal consistency in the way it does things. I wish it worked better, because it's already very good at picking things up from context.