A terrible lead to an AI junior
I was shouting at my screen. Out loud, in an empty room, at a text editor (I really was). Three goes in, and the thing still couldn't put a caption where I'd dragged it. I have built this exact thing before The feature is easy to describe: grab a caption in keryx 's studio, drag it where you want it on the panel, and have the rendered MP4 agree with you. A WYSIWYG editor sat over a video…
An AI failed to accurately generate a caption for a video editing tool that the reporter had previously built manually. The tool had issues with caption alignment and resizing, which the AI struggled to resolve despite the reporter's prior experience. The reporter realized the AI was measuring dimensions from downstream sources rather than reading the actual target dimensions, leading to inaccuracies.
The reporter learned that giving junior engineers context about technical details is crucial for their understanding, rather than simply providing the desired outcome.
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