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Public story · 2026-03-18 · source-backed
The highest comment count on any AI story today. The argument: AI coding's fundamental non-determinism makes it structurally similar to gambling — same prompt, different output each time, no reliable way to predict quality. The dopamine hit of instant output is what makes it addictive rather than productive. The core risk isn't hallucination but variance. VS Notes
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