AI Chatbots Still Can't Render Code Properly
It's 2026; AI is booming. Singularity might happen on a Tuesday soon. But AI chatbots still can't properly render code snippets along with text in any code-like format.
Abutalib (Barish) Namazov
I am currently a PhD student at MIT exploring software design. These days I think about making software more honest about the role it plays.
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