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regular_trash | 15 days ago

Can you elaborate? This seems like a simple mistake if they are incorrect, I'm not sure where 33% or 50% come from here.

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nkmnz|15 days ago

Their math is 120%-80%=40% while the correct math is (80-120)/120=-33% or (120-80)/80=+50%

It’s more obvious if you take more extreme numbers, say: they estimated to take 99% less time with AI, but it took 99% more time - the difference is not 198%, but 19900%. Suddenly you’re off by two orders of magnitude.

jph00|15 days ago

It's not a mistake. It's correct, and is a excellent way to present this information.