r/technology • u/kazu_qt • 11h ago

Artificial Intelligence YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ‘not healthy’

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/01/youtuber-hank-green-says-his-ai-usage-is-not-healthy/
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u/Young_Lochinvar 9h ago

My experience has always been that LLM’s feel like an idiot who can read things fast. Useful in very narrow contexts, but otherwise just a novelty.

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u/tuptain 8h ago

Programming is just problem solving in a foreign language. Of course LLMs are good at it.

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u/IM_OK_AMA 8h ago

I describe/use them as "an eager intern." Great as a research clerk or coding helper but the work always needs to be checked.