Regardless of having been downloaded practically 23 million instances, the JetBrains AI Assistant has acquired unhealthy opinions on the corporate’s JetBrains Market web site, prompting JetBrains to take away a few of the opinions.
Unveiled in December 2023, the JetBrains AI Assistant charges solely 2.3 stars out of a attainable 5 stars on the corporate’s rankings system, with 851 complete rankings as of Could 1. “I’ve been a long-time person of JetBrains IDEs and customarily respect the considerate tooling they provide,” reviewer Haso Keric wrote. “Sadly, the AI Assistant doesn’t stay as much as the identical customary. It feels bolted on somewhat than built-in, and it rapidly turns into extra of a novelty than a productiveness device.” A number of reviewers described the device as having uneven auto-completion efficiency, whereas a number of others stated that their opinions had been eliminated. “My earlier remark was deleted with none particular cause. Jetbrains appears to be deleting detrimental opinions, which destroyed my confidence and belief on this firm. They don’t worth their prospects and their suggestions anymore,” reviewer Juraj Nemec wrote.
In a Reddit put up underneath the identify of mutegazer, a JetBrains consultant stated some opinions had been eliminated as a result of they concerned an already-solved difficulty, whereas others had been eliminated due to coverage violations resembling swearing. Unfavourable or optimistic posts about present AI Assistant conduct have remained, mutegazer wrote. The JetBrains rep acknowledged that the corporate may have dealt with the removals higher. “Nuking a number of opinions directly and not using a heads-up regarded shady,” mutegazer wrote. “A minimum of, we must always’ve posted a discover and supplied extra particulars to the authors.”
