The growing divide between AI hype and software engineering reality
Technical projects and open-source communities are increasingly debating or implementing bans on AI-generated content. Concerns center on the quality of AI output and the potential for 'AI slop' to degrade software development standards.
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This reflects a growing pushback against AI integration in professional workflows, highlighting a significant divide between AI adoption and software engineering quality control.
2026-08-28 10 minute read It is widely accepted that there is an AI bubble in the financial markets at the moment. The moderate opinion is however that LLMs are constantly improving and will eventually take over more and more tasks from humans and increase productivity. But are LLMs actually getting smarter, or just better at fooling us?
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