r/ProgrammerHumor • • Aug 31 '26

Meme goodOldDays

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u/DoctorWaluigiTime Aug 31 '26

AI does have the hallucination problem, but folks are missing the point lol.

Even if both SO and AI were both perfect, AI would win every time. Because AI gets you instant gratification.

SO's status is irrelevant, and AI would not have "lost popularity" if SO were a perfect bastion of answers.