Regardless of having been downloaded almost 23 million instances, the JetBrains AI Assistant has obtained dangerous critiques on the corporate’s JetBrains Market web site, prompting JetBrains to take away a number of the critiques.
Unveiled in December 2023, the JetBrains AI Assistant charges solely 2.3 stars out of a potential 5 stars on the corporate’s scores system, with 851 whole scores as of Might 1. “I’ve been a long-time consumer of JetBrains IDEs and usually recognize 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 slightly 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 critiques had been eliminated. “My earlier remark was deleted with none particular cause. Jetbrains appears to be deleting destructive critiques, 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 title of mutegazer, a JetBrains consultant stated some critiques had been eliminated as a result of they concerned an already-solved situation, whereas others had been eliminated due to coverage violations corresponding to swearing. Detrimental or optimistic posts about present AI Assistant habits have remained, mutegazer wrote. The JetBrains rep acknowledged that the corporate might have dealt with the removals higher. “Nuking a number of critiques directly with out a heads-up appeared shady,” mutegazer wrote. “A minimum of, we should always’ve posted a discover and supplied extra particulars to the authors.”