Compilable pseudocode specifications as a deterministic alternative to AI code generation

Short summary

The article argues that AI-generated code (especially SQL) is unreliable because LLMs make probabilistic predictions rather than logically deriving correct results. Even with clear specifications, hallucinations can't be fully eliminated. The proposed solution is compilable pseudocode—a human-readable, machine-compilable specification that lets a deterministic compiler generate code instead of relying on AI guessing, effectively bypassing the hallucination stage entirely.

• •AI-generated SQL may run correctly but produce logically wrong results that are costly to verify
• •The core issue is that LLMs make probabilistic predictions, not deterministic derivations
• •Proposes compilable pseudocode as a spec format that lets compilers generate code deterministically, eliminating hallucinations

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