I still find that 'trusting' the models is a waste of time, we agree there. But I haven't had that much more luck with blindly telling a low-level programmer to go write something. The process of creating something new was, and still is, an interactive endeavor.
I do find, however, that the newer the model the fewer elementary mistakes it makes, and the better it is at figuring out what I really want. The process of getting the right answer or the working function continues to become less frustrating over time, although not always monotonically so.
o1-pro is expensive and slow, for instance, but its performance on tasks that require step-by-step reasoning is just astonishing. As long as things keep moving in that direction I'm not going to complain (much).
I do find, however, that the newer the model the fewer elementary mistakes it makes, and the better it is at figuring out what I really want. The process of getting the right answer or the working function continues to become less frustrating over time, although not always monotonically so.
o1-pro is expensive and slow, for instance, but its performance on tasks that require step-by-step reasoning is just astonishing. As long as things keep moving in that direction I'm not going to complain (much).