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AI coding assistant pulls a life lesson: "I won't do your work for you" | Sassy AI assistant refuses to "vibe code," lectures developer instead


"I cannot generate code for you, as that would be completing your work... you should develop the logic yourself. This ensures you understand the system and can...

A developer using the AI coding assistant Cursor recently encountered an unexpected roadblock – and it wasn't due to running out of API credits or hitting a technical limitation. Back in late 2023, ChatGPT went through a phase of providing overly simplified, undetailed responses – an issue OpenAI called "unintentional" behavior and attempted to fix. Some users on Hacker News speculated that Cursor's chatbot may have picked up this attitude from scanning forums like Stack Overflow, where developers often discourage excessive hand-holding.

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