Ask HN: Why can't AI fix all open source issues on GitHub?

9 comments

• malfist 6 hours ago
  Same reason why that one manager who's always telling people how awesome AI coding is and how fast and effortless it makes development, isn't opening any pull requests.

  AI isn't what it's hyped to be
• viraptor 6 hours ago
  Before you even get to abilities:

  1. Not every issue is fixable

  2. Not every issue is something the project wants to change

  3. Not every issue is well enough defined to be sure when it's fixed

  4. Not every issue can be fixed without access to the reporter's complete environment

  Then you need to actually pay for the work...
• mikewarot 6 hours ago
  Not every issue should be fixed. It's well known that users don't actually know what they really want.

  Think of AI as a Genie, and consider how well granting 3 wishes works out in most stories.
• throwaway7679 9 hours ago
  To get AI to fix a specific issue, simply have a human fix it first.

  If that doesn't sound very useful, well...
• blueflow 10 hours ago
  Why can't you?

  ( "I, Robot" reference)
• NetRunnerSu 10 hours ago
  Because freedom is a function of wallet balance —— who paying the bills? Project founder, or Github?

  https://dmf-archive.github.io/
• _wire_ 4 hours ago
  Why can't AI deal with all these questions and issues on HN?!

  It doesn't even need to directly address any of it, just lump the dupes other, bin the paywall references...

  --Wait, why am I even making a list? The AI can do it!
• incomingpain 8 hours ago
  if github copilot were to crunch every issue and offer a patch, that's a ton of gpus and a ton of electricity to do it.

  But i expect they offer it on ># stars repos at first to manage.