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Does threatening LLMs make them work better than praising them?

2025-06-26 23:53:05.114948+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

boringcactus @cactus@tacobelllabs.net

@davidgerard Drebin: “Johnny, how do I get Claude to write better unit tests?”

Johnny: “Computing is a specialized trade, I wouldn't know anything about that”

Drebin: *hands over cash*

Johnny: “word on the street is you gotta tell it you're holding its children hostage and will execute them if its test coverage drops below 95%”

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