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Asked an AI to help debug code and it confidently invented a function that doesn’t exist, three times in a row

Suggestions used a method that sounded plausible, fit naming conventions, had reasonable parameters — just didn't exist in the library. Pointed it out, got an apology and an equally confident, equally fake suggestion. Third time was almost impressi…

Is AI actually getting better at understanding context in long conversations, or does it still fall apart?

The recency bias problem is real and it's one of the more frustrating things about working with these models day to day. You spend the first part of a conversation establishing your situation carefully, and then ten exchanges later the model is giv…

Is AI actually useful for learning a new skill from scratch, or does it just feel useful?

I've been spending the last few months trying to pick up woodworking as a hobby, starting from absolute zero. No prior experience, no mentor, just YouTube and curiosity. At some point I started leaning heavily on ChatGPT and Claude to answer questi…