re: Punch Yourself in the Face with Reality

15 Jul 2026 #misc

While catching up with ex-coworkers, the conversation inevitable turned to the future of coding.

By the end of the evening, “You’re absolutely right!” had become an inside joke. That’s what ChatGPT seem to say when it’s wrong. Each time someone asked a question, they got an “You’re absolutely right!”

AI answers aren’t 100% reliable. Coding’s short feedback loops make AI mistakes evident. Now imagine trusting every answer just because “AI said that.” Medical recommendations, investment strategies, even dating advice… That’s dangerous.

Adi shared a similar thought in Punch Yourself in the Face with Reality about entrepreneurship, startups, and AI:

“I know you want to use AI as an escape. It is so tempting. You get to sit in your bubble and imagine everything and see it come to life and your agent buddy will keep cheering you on while you get nothing done with your life. And I think that’s the biggest danger of AI. You convince yourself that you are doing something useful when you are not.”

LLMs are designed to appear helpful and confident. They tap into our confirmation bias.

LLMs aren’t reliable and we aren’t absolutely right—all the time.