is this website accurate? https://www.census.gov/popclock/world says we're notably farther away, and im inclined to trust a government over a site run by an unknown group
People who like this might also like Welcome to Night Vale [0], a podcast with a similar vibe that takes place in the American Southwest.
[0]: https://www.welcometonightvale.com/
I’m sure this will happen, and there will definitely be instances of the bot giving users bad code, but it would be incredibly difficult to make it solely give out bad code.