> you don't use or like genAI
> you really want a feature on a platform you are hosting
> you find a plugin that provides that feature
> it's not big, you have a look through it and it doesn't seem like malware
> but someone else wrote it with genAI
> what do you do?
1 Boost
0 Likes
Especially interested in "Don't use it" responders about what else to do?
* just decide I don't need the feature?
* code it myself? (is "cleanrooming" the generated code OK??)
* pay someone? (how can I be sure they don't gen it?)
@douginamug I'm on the side of don't use it. It is tainted and it causes harm.
But you say you haven't audited it yet. Might be you'll find the reason not to use that code and decide to code what you need yourself.
So if you're teetering toward using it, do the work and look at the code.
This is not hypothetical: https://mastodon.xyz/@douginamug/117614848257309929 (Although I didn't audit it yet)
The part of me that wants to use it says the damage is already done, doing it myself would in fact be a further waste of energy and that we should separate the art from the artist.
The part that says no is... Struggling. I help normalize genAI use, it is spiritually tainted...