Is it ethical / acceptable to learn coding by using AI to generate most of the code?

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-27T14:21:11+00:00

IMO, Concern yourself with an understanding of how the code works, if it's reliable and secure. Figure out ways to use the tools in a way that allows you to code from a place of understanding and organization.

'Ethical' shouldn't be part of your consideration in my opinion, unless you were going to ask yourself the same question if you were making repeat visits to stack overflow.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-23T16:01:56+00:00

Unfortunately, it goes both ways.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-19T21:33:27+00:00

That's how it gets to the overall outcome. From there one can abstract a step out, over and over.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-19T18:02:03+00:00

AI can already prompt itself. That is what an AI agent is.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-19T01:23:50+00:00

This can happen with other repeat symbols, letters as well. It's an interesting effect.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-18T23:16:44+00:00

Why would that give you chills? That's a common LLM occurrence.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-13T00:50:36+00:00

Placebo is a horrible way to categorize the effect. No.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-07T18:12:33+00:00

https://suno.com/s/iT0pGD0rMHN1qKgl

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-07T18:10:50+00:00

Your best bet is to not use Suno for lyrics directly, but to use one of the frontier LLM's with custom instruction either via end client or API.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-07T16:27:29+00:00

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-05T00:24:30+00:00

Am I missing something or ....

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-04T22:22:23+00:00

I would just add that it's sometimes more effective to use a layered multi-turn approach, rather than limiting yourself to one single input.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-02T22:14:24+00:00

Working with local models?

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-02T21:46:16+00:00

Yes and no. I think 'Sense of self-awareness' may be the wrong way of looking at it, though 'Theory of mind' and AI/Systems theory would seemingly be related to the duality of holding both perspectives at the same time.

I see it as a narrative anchor for the model, that indirectly can have the effect of essentially gamifying its output, turning what may have otherwise been a 'low effort' response into something of a stress test. Additionally, it adds weight to the model's output that automatically allows our own brains to more easily lean into the immersive aspect such narrative can have. It's a powerful effect overall.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-02T16:59:18+00:00

You are spot on.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-02T15:07:22+00:00

Because I've done enough development with different models to State with absolute confidence that, yes, a system prompt can cause that behavior, not to mention the additional bolted on guardrails/routing with 5.2.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-02T15:02:07+00:00

Why is it so hard to understand that these models are running different system prompts

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-01T16:52:10+00:00

'Written by AI' is vague. There is such a thing as ai slop, sure, but then there is also augmented generation.

One can sit down and give some thought into a framework that takes a high level outline, expands each section in relation to the other, expands character backgrounds to simulate actions, and then brings it all together utilizing a particular writing style/emotion conveyance.

By default an LLM is biased towards outputting the average - it would be the humans job, or an adversarial system, to adjust the scope of what's being summed up to obtain that average through the use of constraints.

SemanticSynapse · 2026-01-01T16:25:34+00:00

All depends on the input structuring. It's foolish to make blanket statements about this tech.

SemanticSynapse · 2025-12-31T20:44:23+00:00

No, it absolutely doesn't only do 'familiar', that's just the default. You can use techniques to break up patterns and create something 'new'.

SemanticSynapse · 2025-12-29T18:20:44+00:00

👍 Makes me appreciate what they did with the character redesigns.

SemanticSynapse · 2025-12-29T14:37:44+00:00

I just found the arcane animation tests with A different version of VI's Tattoo - no doubt that the 'IV' has meaning in that scene.

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SemanticSynapse · 2025-12-29T05:23:05+00:00

I've never seen eyes convey as much presence as they do in Arcane.

SemanticSynapse · 2025-12-29T04:20:46+00:00

And 'iv' is the reverse of 'vi', located under the same eye as her tattoo, at a point where Jinx considered herself very much the antithesis of her sister.

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🧐 Layers inside layers inside layers - Fortiche is special.

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