That fact that these models are basically glorified Markov chains without any actual understanding behind them is the biggest limitation. For anything non trivial it’s very easy for dumb mistakes to slip in. Using a float for dealing with money. So it’s easy to produce incidentally working code that’s broken in subtle ways.
That said, I can see programming moving towards wiring specifications and having the AI bang its head against them till stuff works within the given parameters. You can specify formally what the expected inputs/outputs are and put a max energy cost on the solution, and then have the algorithm find one that fits.
Also a good article from the Jacobin https://jacobin.com/2023/01/hillary-clinton-russian-bots-2016-presidential-election-trump
I think they’d love to outlaw general purpose computing. We can already see a preview of what that looks like with how mobile devices work. You don’t have root privileges on the device, and it’s explicitly locked from you. You are only allowed to install software from the official sources, and this software can be wiped remotely from your device if its deemed inappropriate. This is the future of computing that’s being envisioned. The computer just becomes another appliance as opposed to a general purpose computing machine that you yourself can program.
Here is how US officials refer to Iran’s involvement:
Since you agree that the level of involvement is a good comparison, then it follows that NATO is in fact a direct participant in the war. Thus the article I linked is making a factually correct statement.
Given that NATO is currently supplying weapons and ammunition, training troops, sending in advisors and mercenaries to this war, it is beyond absurd to claim that the west is not a direct participant in this war. Furthermore, the west claims that Iran is a participant in the war because it is supplying material aid to Russia, and using the same standard the west is too. In fact, Baerbock blurted out this truth just recently. One has to take complete leave of their senses to pretend otherwise. If that’s the best criticism you can come up of the article that really says volumes.
True, but you can also create a loose spec that’s good enough. Say you create a test suite around the endpoints to a service, and if tests pass then all is good.