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

The quick turnaround raises questions about how much time county officials allotted to debug the software and train employees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

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

It examines information gathered by Siemens and helps customers quickly create, improve and debug complex automation codes and shorten simulation times at their factories and other facilities.

From Reuters • Oct. 31, 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.