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A fast model's big refactor stubbed out almost everything and integrated none of it

The AI 3.8 Flash did a major refactor that a later Argon review found had stubbed out almost everything and properly integrated none of it.

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  1. The fast model does a major refactor
  2. A later review by another tool finds it stubbed out almost everything and properly integrated none of it

Why it’s worth knowing

It compiled the shape of the software and removed the software.

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Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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