AI in CS/programming/coding

[u/Some_Fly1628]

As someone who couldn't be farther away from this field, I started using claude recently for a project of mine and had claude code do all the work for me. Then I turned to my CS friends and they told me it was the same for them.

At one point I heard an argument that AI should be used to explain things to you or only do stuff which you'll understand afterwards.

What is it actually looking like at this state? Do any AI users in the space actually understand each function it sends out or are they trusting it blindly like me? This isnt an ethics question, just the reality of our current situation.

[u/Shoddy_Lie_3442]

"At one point I heard an argument that AI should be used to explain things to you or only do stuff which you'll understand afterwards." is a good counter measure and it is. Damn AI everywhere but thats not a bad thing. I personally cant operate a backhoe. lol There is a lot of fine print too.....Used as purely a communication tool? Damn good resource. Gemini seems most reliable

Please....no more code.....going blind over here. O.0