Today's AI tools either solve a problem or fail at it, and are really bad at partial progress or at identifying which intermediate step to attack first.

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• The trouble with AI as a development tool is that it is overconfident in what it delivers, and its hit rate is nowhere near good enough. JKJeff Kaplan11 Mar 2026
• Going back to your roots and using tools you know how to use to solve problems is not a bad thing, and AI tools should not be the only thing relied on to solve problems. MSMarvin Schwaibold2 Apr 2026
• On any given problem an AI tool succeeds maybe one or two percent of the time; the headline results are what running it at scale and picking the winners looks like. TTTerence Tao20 Mar 2026
• Some knowledge is needed to get over the obstacles AI tools run into. BWBrett Williams16 Jun 2026
• Don't be afraid of AI tools: as you start using them and build awareness of how they work, it is a lot easier to understand them, trust them and work better with them. MSMarvin Schwaibold2 Apr 2026

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