On: Port of the TypeScript compiler, checker and lsp to Rust, by LLM

[orthogonal_cube]

They spent over $400k for an experimental project and published it without reading a single line of code??

I am so confused about the motivation behind this.

[LelouBil → orthogonal_cube]

They didnt actually spent 400k, that's in "API-priced" tokens, he spent ~$24,047

[orthogonal_cube → LelouBil]

Ok, that makes more sense. If the other comments are correct in saying this was done using a $200/mo personal subscription, I get this is more of a “what is possible, and how much would it cost without subsidized pricing” type of experiment. Thank you for clarifying on that.

[chasd00 → LelouBil]

He didn’t spend that much either. That’s the equivalent API cost using his $200/month subscription. It took less than a day so I guess it cost about $7 in actual money.

[JBits → LelouBil]

How on earth does someone just randomly spend $20k? If he's not going to maintain the project, the whole thing seems completely pointless.

[orthogonal_cube → JBits]

Looks like this is a company’s org which heavily relies on AI. Probably “the cost of doing business” and to see just what can be done with the new model.

[owebmaster → orthogonal_cube]

No, that's not the case. It's a click baity narrative made by an influencer.

[Rapzid → JBits]

Youtuber. It's content.

[epolanski → orthogonal_cube]

> I am so confused about the motivation behind this

Seems obvious, experimenting with what it's possible with LLMs.

[jckahn → orthogonal_cube]

The motivation was to see the result. Why is reading the code an important concern?