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AI Coding Is a Slot Machine: Loss Disguised as a Win | Jeremy Howard

Jeremy Howard, co-founder of fast.ai, on why AI-assisted coding works like a slot machine: you craft the prompt, pull the lever, and the occasional win feels like control.

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Key points

  • In his words: "It's got all these hallmarks of loss disguised as a win... all the stuff that gaming companies try to engineer into their gaming rooms."
  • Full conversation with Jeremy on Machine Learning Street Talk.

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  • [1]AI Coding Is a Slot Machine: Loss Disguised as a Win | Jeremy Howard
    Machine Learning Street Talk (YouTube) · Oct 11, 09:19 AM
    Jeremy Howard, co-founder of fast.ai, on why AI-assisted coding works like a slot machine: you craft the prompt, pull the lever, and the occasional win feels like control.
    In his words: "It's got all these hallmarks of loss disguised as a win... all the stuff that gaming companies try to engineer into their gaming rooms."

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