@svpino: I keep hearing that building with AI is easier than ever before, and yet I don't see that many new good applications? W…
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A tweet questioning why AI-powered apps haven't significantly improved in quality despite claims that building with AI is easier than ever.
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I keep hearing that building with AI is easier than ever before, and yet I don’t see that many new good applications?
Why haven’t I seen a significant increase in quality in the apps I use every day? Why aren’t they bursting with new and useful features?
Even the apps released by the labs that claim software engineering is dead are full of bugs and kind of meh.
What gives?
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