Does AI Hesitate When Writing Bad Code? Dev Tests Coding Assistant Behavior
IgorBrigadir · x · 2026-08-05
A developer shared an amusing experience using the AI coding assistant Fable: when he asked the model to implement "ugly hacks" and shortcuts instead of its originally suggested complex but elegant system, the AI's response time noticeably slowed down.
The developer joked that the model seemed to be "hesitating" or internally "judging" his request for poor code quality.
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