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YC CEO says he ships 37K LoC/day AI code. A developer looked under the hood

Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan claims his company ships 37,000 lines of AI-generated code per day, but a developer investigation reveals the claim may be exaggerated or misleading, raising questions about the true impact of AI coding tools.

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https://www.fastcompany.com/91520702/y-combinator-garry-tan-agentic-ai-social-media Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48815117

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