Comment by chrisjj

> The agent will fix a bug when I tell it to, but only in exactly one place. I'll notice that another place has that bug later and have to redo it. It's the sort of thing that I would know to check for if I were fixing it myself.

I see the same in e.g. simple CSS. I ask ChatGPT to apply styling X to aĺl instances of say a UI control type. Then to another. Later I ask for a tweak of X. Bot updates some but not all instances. It didn't create a single class for all. No intelligence seen.

The most remarkable fails are simpler though. E.g. at version 303 I ask "Revert to version 299". I get 299 with 303's edits. Bot explains it interpreted "Revert" to mean something no intelligent programmer would.

And most importantly, these are just the ones I directly notice. To see the total, I have to read through and understand the most repulsive code I've seen in my life.

The only way to be satisfied with bot code is by having exceptionally low expectations. And never ever let yourself be kidded that your helper is more than a stochastic parrot gorged on stackoverflow etc.