I asked ChatGPT 4 to convert some code using a rather simple pattern, only to get get this message:
> Sorry, but I can't convert this as per your requirement.
Not explanation, no attempt to even do something. Not sure if this is a recent development; I thought v4 was supposed to be even more powerful that v3 (which at least gives me something).
I also constantly have to stop myself from asking it to perform even relatively simple programming tasks. For example, no matter what I did or the hints I provided (including sample code), it could not write anything resembling a correct implementation of the the following function signature:
const tokenizeWords = (
str: string,
args?: {
separatorCaseChanges?: | "upper" | "lower" | "all" | "none", // default is "upper"
separatorChars?: Array<string>, // default is white-space
}
): string[] ...
It could not even write unit tests for the function without making errors in test cases all over.
At this point it quite clear to me that it is more of a time waster than useful. I think the hype surrounding LLMs and AI coding assistants is far beyond the reality. Developers, you can relax knowing that your jobs are safe for the foreseeable future.
> Sorry, but I can't convert this as per your requirement.
Not explanation, no attempt to even do something. Not sure if this is a recent development; I thought v4 was supposed to be even more powerful that v3 (which at least gives me something).
I also constantly have to stop myself from asking it to perform even relatively simple programming tasks. For example, no matter what I did or the hints I provided (including sample code), it could not write anything resembling a correct implementation of the the following function signature:
It could not even write unit tests for the function without making errors in test cases all over.At this point it quite clear to me that it is more of a time waster than useful. I think the hype surrounding LLMs and AI coding assistants is far beyond the reality. Developers, you can relax knowing that your jobs are safe for the foreseeable future.