Regardless of having been downloaded almost 23 million instances, the JetBrains AI Assistant has obtained unhealthy 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 attainable 5 stars on the corporate’s rankings system, with 851 whole rankings as of Might 1. “I’ve been a long-time person of JetBrains IDEs and usually respect the considerate tooling they provide,” reviewer Haso Keric wrote. “Sadly, the AI Assistant doesn’t dwell as much as the identical normal. It feels bolted on relatively than built-in, and it rapidly turns into extra of a novelty than a productiveness instrument.” A number of reviewers described the instrument 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 unfavorable critiques, which destroyed my confidence and belief on this firm. They don’t worth their clients and their suggestions anymore,” reviewer Juraj Nemec wrote.
In a Reddit put up beneath the title of mutegazer, a JetBrains consultant stated some critiques had been eliminated as a result of they concerned an already-solved challenge, whereas others had been eliminated due to coverage violations similar to swearing. Adverse or constructive posts about present AI Assistant conduct have remained, mutegazer wrote. The JetBrains rep acknowledged that the corporate might have dealt with the removals higher. “Nuking a number of critiques directly and not using a heads-up regarded shady,” mutegazer wrote. “At the least, we should always’ve posted a discover and supplied extra particulars to the authors.”
