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Michael Malis argues that we should be more ambitious about the software we build. The related report uses Malis's pgrust as an example: while testing pgrust, he discovered multiple real bugs in Postgres, including an SP-GiST numeric bug, a JSONPath format cache bug, and a pgcrypto bug. The report also mentions that the author used GPT-5.1/5.2 to build Azul AI, which surpasses humans under matched time controls, in only about 5 hours. At present, this claim remains at the level of opinion and case examples, with no subsequent developments.
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We Should Be More Ambitious in Software Construction
Using Michael Malis's pgrust as an example, Dan Luu argues that with improvements in AI capabilities, developers can be more ambitious in software construction. While testing pgrust, Malis discovered multiple real bugs in Postgres, including an SP-GiST numeric bug, a JSONPath format cache bug, and a pgcrypto bug. The author also mentions that with GPT-5.1/5.2, it took only about 5 hours to build Azul AI, which surpasses humans under matched time controls.