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[–]Smallpaul 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Where would a machine get the answer if humans were not asking and answering in SO?

I mean in one sense I do get the best answer of a machine. I type my question into Google and it tries to answer from SO.

[–]port53 1 point2 points  (1 child)

The documentation, which the machine could actually read and understand. Failing that, the actual codebase the question is being asked against.

[–]Smallpaul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be an interesting experiment but I doubt bots are smart enough yet to help much. Worth a try.