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Mental models for AI pair programmers
From the course: Pair Programming with AI
Mental models for AI pair programmers
- One of the lessons we've learned from the introduction of generative AI is the importance of robust mental models for these types of tools. Because of how generative AI works, and in particular, how large language models emulate human language, our minds have a tendency towards thinking of them as autonomous agents rather than sophisticated software. So when an AI pair programmer tool generates code that looks like something a human would create, it's easy to think it was created by someone with intent. And then when the code generated turns out to be incorrect or non-functional, it's easy to infer that the AI either made a mistake, or was wrong, or maybe even lied. None of that is the case. AI pair programming tools are not at all intelligent in the way we think of human or even animal intelligence. They are software applications that put together code based on patterns and are astonishingly good at completing…
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