@tdinh_me: Just tried this in my codebase, burned ~$70 worth of tokens and resulted in 30+ PRs, all non-critical but totally legit…
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A developer reports using an AI tool on their codebase, spending ~$70 on tokens to generate 30+ legitimate but non-critical security fixes.
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