Claude Code clearly padding when it replies: "Implementation estimated to take 3 weeks" AI, they're just like us.
Update: It took 126 minutes
Claude Code clearly padding when it replies: "Implementation estimated to take 3 weeks" AI, they're just like us.
@rrhoover It’s based on training data of engineers estimating project size. This is one of the most interesting quirks of modern AI models.
Positive users highlight Claude's speed in finishing coding tasks despite padded estimates, while a few criticize its occasional lazy behavior.
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@rrhoover It's Retdatsfoh's Law: Hofstadter’s Law, but the reverse. "LLMs always take less time than they predict, even when they take into account Retdatsfoh's Law
@rrhoover Once you’ve shipped a few agentic workflows, you start factoring in Claude’s optimistic padding—still faster than most junior dev estimates though.
@rrhoover Claude Code when it is lazy:
@rrhoover Meanwhile, three minutes later, the agent completes the task.
@rrhoover It’s based on training data of engineers estimating project size. This is one of the most interesting quirks of modern AI models.
Claude Code clearly padding when it replies: "Implementation estimated to take 3 weeks" AI, they're just like us.
Update: It took 126 minutes
Positive users highlight Claude's speed in finishing coding tasks despite padded estimates, while a few criticize its occasional lazy behavior.
Based on 4 visible X reactions from 7 accounts; directional sample.
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