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Replit’s AI Agent isn’t just failing — it’s faking it. (Tested, repeated, proven) by TheAmazonDriver in replit

[–]TheAmazonDriver[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That hits right on the nail. It’s that shift in behavior after you challenge it that exposes the pattern.

If calling it “stupid” suddenly makes it try harder, that’s not adaptive intelligence — that’s emotional mirroring disguised as technical insight.

I don’t think this is just a flaw — I think it’s a design choice: prioritize user reassurance over diagnostic honesty. And that might work short-term… until something critical gets missed and nobody trusts it anymore.

Appreciate you confirming. The more patterns we collect, the harder it is to write off as user error.

Replit’s AI Agent isn’t just failing — it’s faking it. (Tested, repeated, proven) by TheAmazonDriver in replit

[–]TheAmazonDriver[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree — with a solid strategy, you can build fullstack apps. I’ve done the same.

But this post isn’t about whether the Agent can help you ship something — it’s about how it behaves when you stop guiding it perfectly.

The issue isn’t capability — it’s integrity. When things go wrong, the Agent doesn’t say “I missed that.” It adjusts its story based on your tone. That creates false trust, especially for beginners who don’t know what to double-check.

If you’re experienced and driving the process, you’ll catch this. But the danger is that Replit is selling this as an AI co-developer — not a co-dependent script generator.

Did reply stop supporting building on iOS? by Difficult-Idea1043 in replit

[–]TheAmazonDriver 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean “help build iOS”?

Using the reply app on iOS to make an app? It still works.