debug

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Software developers, for instance, routinely use AI tools to generate boilerplate code, test functions and debug routines—tasks that once consumed hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

That should help debug systems and also benefit safety, the researchers say: If an AI is planning something dangerous, a human operator can tell and can intervene.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 8, 2024

Bard will be able to code in 20 programming languages including Java, C++ and Python, and can also help debug and explain code to users, Google said on Friday.

From Reuters • Apr. 21, 2023

Lizzie Shackney, 27, a student at the University of Pennsylvania’s law school and design school, has started using ChatGPT to brainstorm for papers and debug coding problem sets.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2023

The use of hidden flags can make a program very hard to debug and understand, but is all too common wherever programs are hacked on in a hurry.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.