A student has the AI review his generated code, and it caught a real security issue once

Student has the AI review generated code on side projects; it caught a real security issue once.

How it works

The student has the AI review generated code on side projects
It catches a real security issue once

Why it’s worth knowing

One caught flaw is the whole argument for review.

Where it’s from

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

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