Developer Asks AI to Fix Bug, AI Rates Its Own Confidence at 50%
_jaydeepkarale · x · 2026-08-12
A developer facing a CI build failure turned to AI for a quick fix due to lack of time. The AI suggested setting an environment variable. However, when explicitly asked about its confidence level, the AI provided sound reasoning but frankly admitted it was only 50% sure the quick fix would work.
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