Coding Agents Are "Fixing" Correct Code (opens in new tab)

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3 pointsnielstron2d ago1 comments

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This is the "agent with a hammer" problem. The agent is optimized to make changes, so it changes things even when it shouldn't. What's missing is a feedback loop that says "your change made things worse."

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Coding Agents Are "Fixing" Correct Code (opens in new tab)

(sri.inf.ethz.ch)

3 pointsnielstron2d ago1 comments

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clampd2d ago

This is the "agent with a hammer" problem. The agent is optimized to make changes, so it changes things even when it shouldn't. What's missing is a feedback loop that says "your change made things worse."

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse