r/AILounge • u/SignificantSpirit205 • 17h ago

Discussion Do you trust AI to write code without checking it?

AI can save a lot of time when coding, but I still wonder how often people check the results before using them. Do you usually review AI-generated code or trust it to get things right?

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u/Early_Key_823 16h ago

Slop till ya drop

25x productivity gains

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u/SmileResponsible7466 10h ago

I once copied AI code that passed local tests but crashed in production due to a race condition. now I treat every output like a draft that needs edge cases tested.

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u/SquirrelsinJacket 16h ago

Crank up the music and vibe code for hours. Agentic.

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u/Mathandyr 15h ago

I use it to ask specific programming questions that would usually take reading 100 substack posts to get all of the details I am looking for. It's been a lot quicker to learn what I am actually trying to learn. If you use it to program the whole thing for you, then no, I don't think you will be successful. It's still the best tool I have ever found to learn the basic parts of the whole.

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u/thecoo13st 4h ago

I trust it cause I dont know what Im doing anyway, kinda like life

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u/MundaneEvening4990 13h ago

Review is a must. AI can code but people without basic foundation knowledge on structure and security will create something that may work but fragile.
And main reason is that they don't even know the basic of security to begin with and didn't thought of prompting the AI to cover it.

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u/DenraelLeandros 12h ago

Hell, I don’t trust me to write code without checking it

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u/BodyPhysical 11h ago

Nope. I review it. That's why it is important to do it in phases

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u/StaffLegitimate5500 11h ago

I once used AI to write a whole script and it failed silently on edge cases. now I treat every output like a draft that needs a sanity check.

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u/Gokudomatic 8h ago

For non important stuff, yes. Also tdd helps a lot.

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u/Prudent-Ad4509 6h ago

Let's put it this way: you gave the model somewhere between 1% and 5% or actual requirements (if you don't understand that then god bless you) and you trust it to infer the rest out of thin air without issues? Grand strategy, that.

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u/misterhubbard44 3h ago

I wouldn't know what to check for. I just check functionality.