@PalmerLuckey: Everyone who thinks AI slop will ruin code efficiency/performance is going to be so surprised when everything is absurd…
Summary
Palmer Luckey predicts that AI-generated code will be surprisingly well-optimized, resembling John Carmack-style machine code, countering fears of inefficiency.
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