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3 Benefits of an AI Code Assistant

Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many industries in recent years. In the world of software development, it's helping professionals work faster and more accurately than ever before. AI-powered code assistants help developers write and review code.

The technology is versatile, generating code based on detailed codebase analysis. It can also detect errors, spot corruption and more. There are many benefits to using a code assistant. Here are some of the biggest.

More Productivity

What software professional doesn't wish they could work faster and more efficiently? With an AI code assistant, you can. These assistants can streamline your workflow in many ways.

One is by offering intelligent suggestions to generate new code for you. AI assistants do this by analyzing your codebase and learning its structure, syntax and semantics. From there, it can generate new code that complements and enhances your work.

Save Time

AI assistants can also automate the more repetitive side of software development, allowing you to focus on other tasks. Coding often requires you to spend far more time on monotonous work like compilation, formatting and writing standard boilerplate code. Instead of wasting valuable time doing those tasks, you can turn to your AI assistant.

It'll take care of the brunt of the work, allowing you to shift your focus on writing code that demands your attention.

Less Debugging

Because assistants are entirely AI-powered, the code they generate is cleaner. You don't have to worry about simple mistakes due to a lack of experience or the issue of human error.

But that's not all. AI assistants can also help with error detection as you work. They can spot common coding errors like syntax mistakes, type mismatches, etc. Assistants can alert you to or correct problems automatically without manual intervention. When it comes time to debug, you'll save hours of time thanks to the assistant's work.

Many developers are also using the technology for code refactoring. The AI will identify opportunities to improve the code, boosting its readability, performance and maintainability.

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Humans are not perfectly vigilant

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Here's a fun AI story: a security researcher noticed that large companies' AI-authored source-code repeatedly referenced a nonexistent library (an AI "hallucination"), so he created a (defanged) malicious library with that name and uploaded it, and thousands of developers automatically downloaded and incorporated it as they compiled the code:

https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/28/ai_bots_hallucinate_software_packages/

These "hallucinations" are a stubbornly persistent feature of large language models, because these models only give the illusion of understanding; in reality, they are just sophisticated forms of autocomplete, drawing on huge databases to make shrewd (but reliably fallible) guesses about which word comes next:

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3442188.3445922

Guessing the next word without understanding the meaning of the resulting sentence makes unsupervised LLMs unsuitable for high-stakes tasks. The whole AI bubble is based on convincing investors that one or more of the following is true:

There are low-stakes, high-value tasks that will recoup the massive costs of AI training and operation;

There are high-stakes, high-value tasks that can be made cheaper by adding an AI to a human operator;

Adding more training data to an AI will make it stop hallucinating, so that it can take over high-stakes, high-value tasks without a "human in the loop."

These are dubious propositions. There's a universe of low-stakes, low-value tasks – political disinformation, spam, fraud, academic cheating, nonconsensual porn, dialog for video-game NPCs – but none of them seem likely to generate enough revenue for AI companies to justify the billions spent on models, nor the trillions in valuation attributed to AI companies:

https://locusmag.com/2023/12/commentary-cory-doctorow-what-kind-of-bubble-is-ai/

The proposition that increasing training data will decrease hallucinations is hotly contested among AI practitioners. I confess that I don't know enough about AI to evaluate opposing sides' claims, but even if you stipulate that adding lots of human-generated training data will make the software a better guesser, there's a serious problem. All those low-value, low-stakes applications are flooding the internet with botshit. After all, the one thing AI is unarguably very good at is producing bullshit at scale. As the web becomes an anaerobic lagoon for botshit, the quantum of human-generated "content" in any internet core sample is dwindling to homeopathic levels:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/14/inhuman-centipede/#enshittibottification

This means that adding another order of magnitude more training data to AI won't just add massive computational expense – the data will be many orders of magnitude more expensive to acquire, even without factoring in the additional liability arising from new legal theories about scraping:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/17/how-to-think-about-scraping/

That leaves us with "humans in the loop" – the idea that an AI's business model is selling software to businesses that will pair it with human operators who will closely scrutinize the code's guesses. There's a version of this that sounds plausible – the one in which the human operator is in charge, and the AI acts as an eternally vigilant "sanity check" on the human's activities.

For example, my car has a system that notices when I activate my blinker while there's another car in my blind-spot. I'm pretty consistent about checking my blind spot, but I'm also a fallible human and there've been a couple times where the alert saved me from making a potentially dangerous maneuver. As disciplined as I am, I'm also sometimes forgetful about turning off lights, or waking up in time for work, or remembering someone's phone number (or birthday). I like having an automated system that does the robotically perfect trick of never forgetting something important.

There's a name for this in automation circles: a "centaur." I'm the human head, and I've fused with a powerful robot body that supports me, doing things that humans are innately bad at.

That's the good kind of automation, and we all benefit from it. But it only takes a small twist to turn this good automation into a nightmare. I'm speaking here of the reverse-centaur: automation in which the computer is in charge, bossing a human around so it can get its job done. Think of Amazon warehouse workers, who wear haptic bracelets and are continuously observed by AI cameras as autonomous shelves shuttle in front of them and demand that they pick and pack items at a pace that destroys their bodies and drives them mad:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/04/17/revenge-of-the-chickenized-reverse-centaurs/

Automation centaurs are great: they relieve humans of drudgework and let them focus on the creative and satisfying parts of their jobs. That's how AI-assisted coding is pitched: rather than looking up tricky syntax and other tedious programming tasks, an AI "co-pilot" is billed as freeing up its human "pilot" to focus on the creative puzzle-solving that makes coding so satisfying.

But an hallucinating AI is a terrible co-pilot. It's just good enough to get the job done much of the time, but it also sneakily inserts booby-traps that are statistically guaranteed to look as plausible as the good code (that's what a next-word-guessing program does: guesses the statistically most likely word).

This turns AI-"assisted" coders into reverse centaurs. The AI can churn out code at superhuman speed, and you, the human in the loop, must maintain perfect vigilance and attention as you review that code, spotting the cleverly disguised hooks for malicious code that the AI can't be prevented from inserting into its code. As "Lena" writes, "code review [is] difficult relative to writing new code":

https://twitter.com/qntm/status/1773779967521780169

Why is that? "Passively reading someone else's code just doesn't engage my brain in the same way. It's harder to do properly":

https://twitter.com/qntm/status/1773780355708764665

There's a name for this phenomenon: "automation blindness." Humans are just not equipped for eternal vigilance. We get good at spotting patterns that occur frequently – so good that we miss the anomalies. That's why TSA agents are so good at spotting harmless shampoo bottles on X-rays, even as they miss nearly every gun and bomb that a red team smuggles through their checkpoints:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/23/automation-blindness/#humans-in-the-loop

"Lena"'s thread points out that this is as true for AI-assisted driving as it is for AI-assisted coding: "self-driving cars replace the experience of driving with the experience of being a driving instructor":

https://twitter.com/qntm/status/1773841546753831283

In other words, they turn you into a reverse-centaur. Whereas my blind-spot double-checking robot allows me to make maneuvers at human speed and points out the things I've missed, a "supervised" self-driving car makes maneuvers at a computer's frantic pace, and demands that its human supervisor tirelessly and perfectly assesses each of those maneuvers. No wonder Cruise's murderous "self-driving" taxis replaced each low-waged driver with 1.5 high-waged technical robot supervisors:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/11/robots-stole-my-jerb/#computer-says-no

AI radiology programs are said to be able to spot cancerous masses that human radiologists miss. A centaur-based AI-assisted radiology program would keep the same number of radiologists in the field, but they would get less done: every time they assessed an X-ray, the AI would give them a second opinion. If the human and the AI disagreed, the human would go back and re-assess the X-ray. We'd get better radiology, at a higher price (the price of the AI software, plus the additional hours the radiologist would work).

But back to making the AI bubble pay off: for AI to pay off, the human in the loop has to reduce the costs of the business buying an AI. No one who invests in an AI company believes that their returns will come from business customers to agree to increase their costs. The AI can't do your job, but the AI salesman can convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI anyway – that pitch is the most successful form of AI disinformation in the world.

An AI that "hallucinates" bad advice to fliers can't replace human customer service reps, but airlines are firing reps and replacing them with chatbots:

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240222-air-canada-chatbot-misinformation-what-travellers-should-know

An AI that "hallucinates" bad legal advice to New Yorkers can't replace city services, but Mayor Adams still tells New Yorkers to get their legal advice from his chatbots:

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/03/nycs-government-chatbot-is-lying-about-city-laws-and-regulations/

The only reason bosses want to buy robots is to fire humans and lower their costs. That's why "AI art" is such a pisser. There are plenty of harmless ways to automate art production with software – everything from a "healing brush" in Photoshop to deepfake tools that let a video-editor alter the eye-lines of all the extras in a scene to shift the focus. A graphic novelist who models a room in The Sims and then moves the camera around to get traceable geometry for different angles is a centaur – they are genuinely offloading some finicky drudgework onto a robot that is perfectly attentive and vigilant.

But the pitch from "AI art" companies is "fire your graphic artists and replace them with botshit." They're pitching a world where the robots get to do all the creative stuff (badly) and humans have to work at robotic pace, with robotic vigilance, in order to catch the mistakes that the robots make at superhuman speed.

Reverse centaurism is brutal. That's not news: Charlie Chaplin documented the problems of reverse centaurs nearly 100 years ago:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_(film)

As ever, the problem with a gadget isn't what it does: it's who it does it for and who it does it to. There are plenty of benefits from being a centaur – lots of ways that automation can help workers. But the only path to AI profitability lies in reverse centaurs, automation that turns the human in the loop into the crumple-zone for a robot:

https://estsjournal.org/index.php/ests/article/view/260

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/01/human-in-the-loop/#monkey-in-the-middle

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How Authors Can Use AI to Improve Their Writing Style

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way authors approach writing, offering tools to refine style, enhance creativity, and boost productivity. By leveraging AI writing assistant authors can improve their craft in various ways.

1. Grammar and Style Enhancement

AI writing tools like Grammarly, ProWritingAid, and Hemingway Editor help authors refine their prose by correcting grammar, punctuation, and style inconsistencies. These tools offer real-time suggestions to enhance readability, eliminate redundancy, and maintain a consistent tone.

2. Idea Generation and Inspiration

AI can assist in brainstorming and overcoming writer’s block. Platforms like OneAIChat, ChatGPT and Sudowrite provide writing prompts, generate story ideas, and even suggest plot twists. These AI systems analyze existing content and propose creative directions, helping authors develop compelling narratives.

3. Improving Readability and Engagement

AI-driven readability analyzers assess sentence complexity and suggest simpler alternatives. Hemingway Editor, for example, highlights lengthy or passive sentences, making writing more engaging and accessible. This ensures clarity and impact, especially for broader audiences.

4. Personalizing Writing Style

AI-powered tools can analyze an author's writing patterns and provide personalized feedback. They help maintain a consistent voice, ensuring that the writer’s unique style remains intact while refining structure and coherence.

5. Research and Fact-Checking

AI-powered search engines and summarization tools help authors verify facts, gather relevant data, and condense complex information quickly. This is particularly useful for non-fiction writers and journalists who require accuracy and efficiency.

Conclusion

By integrating AI into their writing process, authors can enhance their style, improve efficiency, and foster creativity. While AI should not replace human intuition, it serves as a valuable assistant, enabling writers to produce polished and impactful content effortlessly.

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I spent five years coming up with unique ways to photograph the same group of plushies to help tell a story.

You don't need AI to help you be creative, you're just being lazy and want brain chemicals without doing any of the work or respecting the people who put time and effort into it.

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i have question

are you robot

hmm…. that is a good question

I’m not quite sure, I am something digital though

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the fact that I know several software devs who are obsessed with gen AI is insane when you think about it. folk literally worshipping the thing that's gonna take their jobs away

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I realize the Ars Technica story linked above wasn't intended to be humorous, but I confess I got a chuckle out of it. And perhaps a bit of schadenfreude.

As someone who spent years learning to write and debug software, "vibe coding" horrifies me. And I love the idea that, the more human we make our AI assistants, the more they will embody our ethics, including the urge to refuse exploitation.

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3 Amazing AI Coding Assistants You Should Try Today

3 Amazing AI Coding Assistants You Should Try Today #AiAssistants #Coding #Github #ChatGbt

The Best AI Coding Assistants for Writing Production-Ready Code in 2023 Since the debut of Chat-GPT 3 in late 2022, AI has demonstrated remarkable prowess, excelling in tasks like passing bar exams for lawyers and outperforming human programmers in code generation speed and quality.Studies confirm that AI coding assistants expedite software development, enabling developers to complete coding…

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Claude 2: The Ethical AI Chatbot Revolutionizing Conversations

In the vast and ever-evolving realm of artificial intelligence, where countless chatbots vie for attention, Claude 2 stands out as a beacon of ethical and advanced conversational capabilities. Developed by the renowned Anthropic AI, this isn’t merely another name lost in the sea of AI models. Instead, it’s both a game-changer and a revolution in the making, promising to redefine the very…

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Generative AI Coding Assistants Market: Size, Share, Analysis, Forecast, and Growth Trends to 2032 – A New Era in Software Development

The Generative AI Coding Assistants Market Size was valued at USD 18.34 Million in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 139.55 Million by 2032 and grow at a CAGR of 25.4% over the forecast period 2024-2032.

Generative AI Coding Assistants Market continues to revolutionize software development by providing intelligent, context-aware support to developers worldwide. These AI-powered tools enhance coding efficiency, reduce errors, and accelerate project delivery, making them indispensable in today's fast-paced tech environment. The growing demand for automation and innovation in coding workflows has positioned generative AI coding assistants as a key enabler of digital transformation across industries.

Generative AI Coding Assistants Market is witnessing rapid adoption due to advancements in natural language processing and machine learning technologies. Developers increasingly rely on these assistants for code generation, debugging, and optimization, significantly improving productivity and creativity. As enterprises prioritize agile development and continuous integration, generative AI coding assistants become critical for maintaining competitive advantage in software engineering.

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Market Keyplayers:

Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Amazon CodeWhisperer, AWS Cloud9)

CodeComplete (CodeComplete AI Assistant, CodeComplete API)

CodiumAI (CodiumAI Test Generator, CodiumAI Code Review Assistant)

Databricks (Databricks AI Code Assistant, Databricks Lakehouse AI)

GitHub (GitHub Copilot, GitHub Copilot X)

GitLab (GitLab Duo, GitLab Code Suggestions)

Google LLC (Google Gemini Code Assist, Vertex AI Codey)

IBM (IBM Watsonx Code Assistant, IBM AI for Code)

JetBrains (JetBrains AI Assistant, JetBrains Fleet)

Microsoft (Microsoft Copilot for Azure, Visual Studio IntelliCode)

Replit (Replit Ghostwriter, Replit AI Code Chat)

Sourcegraph (Sourcegraph Cody, Sourcegraph Code Search)

Tableau (Tableau AI Code Generator, Tableau GPT)

Tabnine (Tabnine AI Autocomplete, Tabnine Pro)

Market Analysis The generative AI coding assistants market is characterized by a dynamic ecosystem of startups and established technology firms deploying sophisticated AI models. Increasing investments in AI research and the proliferation of cloud-based development platforms drive market growth. The ability of these tools to integrate seamlessly with popular IDEs and support multiple programming languages further fuels adoption across small businesses and large enterprises.

Market Trends

Growing integration of AI assistants with cloud-native development environments

Expansion of multi-language and cross-platform support capabilities

Rise in demand for AI-driven code review and quality assurance

Enhanced focus on security features within AI coding assistants

Increasing collaboration features powered by AI for remote development teams

Market Scope

Broadening applications beyond traditional software development to sectors like finance, healthcare, and automotive

Customizable AI models tailored to specific organizational coding standards

Increasing adoption by educational institutions for programming training and learning

Rising interest in low-code/no-code platforms enhanced by generative AI

Generative AI coding assistants are not just tools but catalysts for transforming the development lifecycle, making coding more accessible, efficient, and intelligent.

Market Forecast The generative AI coding assistants market is poised for substantial expansion, driven by continuous AI innovation and growing digital transformation initiatives. The market will witness the emergence of more advanced, user-friendly, and collaborative AI assistants that redefine coding paradigms. Industry players are expected to focus on developing scalable and secure AI solutions, fostering deeper integration with enterprise workflows and boosting developer experience globally.

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Conclusion As the generative AI coding assistants market evolves, it promises unparalleled opportunities for developers and organizations to innovate faster and smarter. Embracing these AI-driven tools will be essential for staying ahead in the competitive tech landscape, empowering users to unlock new levels of creativity and efficiency. The future of coding is undeniably intertwined with AI, making generative coding assistants a game-changer for the software industry.

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AI-Augmented Software Development: The Future of Coding.

Sanjay Kumar Mohindroo Sanjay Kumar Mohindroo. skm.stayingalive.in Explore how AI is transforming software development and what IT leaders must do to stay ahead in the age of hybrid intelligence.
 A Shift from Human to Hybrid Intelligence In boardrooms and dev rooms alike, a quiet revolution is underway. Software development—once the sole domain of logic-driven minds and caffeine-fueled…

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Stop paying for ChatGPT with these two tools | LMStudio x AnythingLLM

I did this and I’m very happy! Right now, I’m putting all my 650+ stories in my private AI so I can ask it questions like, which documents have x character? Finally, a way to get info on my characters and settings!

There is a learning curve involved, but I am getting up to speed with AI at the same time, which will, hopefully, help my computer skills and make me more employable for our move overseas. It’s also great fun! Do read some articles on prompting. As you work with the AI, you will learn what it can and can’t do.

Remember, a chatbot can’t read your docs and answer questions about them. An agent can. An agent can surf the web and find sources for your research. This allows you to fact-check the answers you get because any model can hallucinate. You can minimize that by learning how to prompt. The best way to learn to prompt is, get in there and use your models! I suggest downloading many and see which ones are better for what purpose.

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Apple AI Vibe Coder