Engineers ask how to ship AI-written code they don't fully understand
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A Hacker News thread asks how engineers decide how much of AI-written code they must understand before shipping it.
The post cites a LinkedIn post by a Meta engineer, who says AI-assisted shipping leaves them understanding their systems at a high level but not in every detail, and that they feel uncomfortable with this black-box approach. The thread asks whether other engineers share the feeling and how they set that threshold. The report contains no survey results or company policy on the question.
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AIA Meta engineer's LinkedIn post says AI-assisted shipping leaves them with systems they understand at a high level but not in every detail, and they feel uncomfortable with that black-box approach. The Hacker News thread asks whether other engineers share the feeling and how they decide how much they need to understand before moving forward.
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