I think all the points you raised are an important part of the story—we additionally go through some other factors that we think might explain the surprising result.
Yes? I’m not objecting directly to the results of the study, which are contained to what the study can show, but to the inference that many people seem to be drawing from the study.
I think “many people” is doing a lot of work here—I’ve generally found the public reception to be very nuanced, moreso than I was expecting. See e.g. Gary Marcus’ post
We definitely do not claim that AI broadly slows down programmers! See tweet thread about this.
I think all the points you raised are an important part of the story—we additionally go through some other factors that we think might explain the surprising result.
Yes? I’m not objecting directly to the results of the study, which are contained to what the study can show, but to the inference that many people seem to be drawing from the study.
I think “many people” is doing a lot of work here—I’ve generally found the public reception to be very nuanced, moreso than I was expecting. See e.g. Gary Marcus’ post