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AI Code Is a Bug-Filled Mess

AI Code Is a Bug-Filled Mess

The adoption rate of AI tools has skyrocketed in the programming world, enabling coders to generate vast amounts of code with simple text prompts. Earlier this year, Google found that 90 percent of software developers across the industry are using AI tools on the job, up from a mere 14 percent last year. But all that convenience has come with some glaring drawbacks. The tools have repeatedly been found to be unreliable and inaccurate, which can lead to mistakes falling through the cracks and even forcing some programmers to put in long hours to identify and correct them. Adding to the reality check, a new report by AI software company CodeRabbit found that code generated by an AI was far more error-prone than the human-written stuff — and by a significant margin. Across the 470 pull requests the company analyzed, AI code produced an average 10.83 issues per request, while human-authored code produced just 6.45. In other words, AI code produced 1.7 times more issues than human code, once again highlighting major weaknesses plaguing generative …

3D printed skulls make mounting antlers less of a bloody mess

3D printed skulls make mounting antlers less of a bloody mess

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. 3D printing is making the dirty business of mounting an animal’s skull over the mantle a bit less gory.  A growing number of hunting enthusiasts and several companies are taking the fabrication principles used to make everything from lamp shades to advanced medical equipment and applying it to deer and other “trophy” animals. Once the skulls are 3D printed, a hunter or collector can then take their real antlers or horns and slip them pre-made holes. The end product looks pretty close to the real thing, but cuts out the need for hours of intensive, bloody cleaning or an appointment with an expensive taxidermist. Printing heads separately also opens up mounting options for shed hunters who collect naturally discarded antlers, but do not want to kill an animal. Though the space is mostly made up of individual creators, Utah-based Bucks N Bull Skulls  currently sells an assortment of 3D-printed deer, elk, and caribou skulls ranging from $50 to $150. Bucks N …