Sure, you can create any kind of arbitrary set of rules you want. We could have programming contests where, say, code-coloring and auto-indenting editors were banned. We could ban the use of auto-complete in editors. We could ban the use of certain compiler flags--or ban the use of compilers all together.
But the reality of capitalism--nay, the reality of all life on this planet--is that unless you can continually increase your productivity, you are going to be obsolete. Companies don't care about "cheating" with LLMs. They just want super-productive programmers.
Frankly, I think schools should be actively teaching their students how to use LLMs. And then raise the bar on how much we should expect, say, High School Students should learn in a semester. We have stories of employees becoming 3x, 10x more productive using LLMs. What if our high school students were learning 3x, 10x, more per semester than they do now?
It's easy to turn out 10x more mediocre ad copy. It's a lot different to actually learn and comprehend 10x more material. These are not even remotely equivalent tasks.
rhelz|1 year ago
But the reality of capitalism--nay, the reality of all life on this planet--is that unless you can continually increase your productivity, you are going to be obsolete. Companies don't care about "cheating" with LLMs. They just want super-productive programmers.
Frankly, I think schools should be actively teaching their students how to use LLMs. And then raise the bar on how much we should expect, say, High School Students should learn in a semester. We have stories of employees becoming 3x, 10x more productive using LLMs. What if our high school students were learning 3x, 10x, more per semester than they do now?
phren0logy|1 year ago